Finally, finally, we have to face this problem.
How could he, such a smart man, deliberately ignore the difference between Yao Niang's current life and her previous life? He just didn't want to go into details. For example, Yao Niang in her previous life was fat and stupid, but in this life she was as graceful as a fairy, and even entered the palace as a companion to study, etc. This was the matter of the Luo family itself, and actually had nothing to do with his rebirth. It could only mean that Yao Niang might have had an adventure like him.
But he deliberately didn't think about it, because he and Yao Niang were very happy in his life, and he didn't want to mention those terrible years. The third prince was servile and finally afraid of being recognized, so he fled to the mountains.
Furthermore, their relationship as husband and wife was not good in their previous life. No, they were even just a little more intimate than strangers. They did nothing but have sex and seldom even talked. They were not the same as they are now, so why bother to bring it up now.
…
Seeing that he was stunned and standing there blankly without answering her, Yao Niang sat down beside the bed. She felt a little soft-hearted, but her face showed determination.
If he didn't tell the truth, she would never forgive her.
What she hates most in her life is people who are sweet-mouthed but treacherous. Luo Jingrou didn't even mention her own death, but the man who was sleeping beside her had been hiding such a big secret. She could have protected him, but he didn't mention anything.
Gao Xuance always spoke a mixture of true and false words in front of others and never showed his true face, but he was very afraid that Yao Niang would get angry.
"Mother Yao, Sister Yao..." He called her cautiously.
Yao Niang glared at him and said, "You're still not telling the truth, are you?"
"Tell me, I'll tell you everything, but I don't know where to start." Gao Xuance tentatively placed his hand on Yao Niang's shoulder.
Yao Niang hesitated for a moment: "I just want to ask you, how did you become Lu Xiao? Also, did you also live again and have an adventure?"
"Yes, I am the same as you. In my previous life, Lin was not a noble concubine in this life, but had already been the empress. Because her position was stable, my elder brother's position was even more stable. My title became my death warrant, and I was attacked several times. Everyone in the palace wanted to join the Lin family. Even my mother couldn't find out. Even my father was dying. My mother and I had no choice but to fake our death and leave the palace. Later, she committed suicide to save my second brother. She wanted to let me go when my second brother was enfeoffed, so as to save my life. I was just assuming the identity of the son of the Lu family and stayed in the Zhongjing Marquis' Mansion. I was afraid of being discovered, so I tanned my skin to make it dark so that no one would find out."
When he mentioned this incident to Yao Niang, he seemed to be recalling things from his previous life. To be honest, this kind of thing was deeply engraved in his mind when he was just reborn, but now he has forgotten it and can hardly remember it.
Yao Niang never thought it would be like this. She looked at him with concern: "Have you ever been poisoned in your previous life?"
Gao Xuance nodded: "Yes, I was hit. Although it was a minor injury, it was very bad for my body. Fortunately, I have recovered from it."
Yao Niang breathed a sigh of relief and pointed at him again: "Then you and I were caught in the same bed because of Lin Chaoyan?"
"I don't know who it was, but when I woke up, a lot of people surrounded me, saying that I had committed adultery with the wife of the Prince of Zhongjing. At first, I thought it was an unprovoked disaster. Why was my life so miserable? I almost thought I was going to die." When Gao Xuance said this, he seemed to remember the despair at that time.
Yao Niang looked at him and felt a little guilty: "I'm sorry, it's all because of me that Lin Chaoyan plotted against you. If it weren't for me, you would have escaped with King Zhou earlier, and you wouldn't have been killed by Xuanping Hou's men."
If she hadn't insisted on marrying Lu Xiao, and hadn't let him stay in Anzhou for a few years because she wanted to have a child, he would have left long ago and nothing bad would have happened.
"No, no, no, this has nothing to do with you. It's my problem." Gao Xuance also felt sorry for Yao Niang.
At that time, he went up the mountain to practice Taoism for fear of being discovered, and never thought about how Luo raised two children alone. Later, he even felt that he had paid a lot because they gave up the fight for the throne. Little did he know that it was not easy for them either.
Yao Niang said, "You know my life story. I returned home when I was six years old. I couldn't speak Mandarin. I was skinny, dark, sick, and not in good health. The person who treated me best at that time was my third sister. She was my father's first wife's daughter. I always regarded her as my best sister. I didn't expect that she was ready to treat me well at such a young age. She often brought me sweet snacks. When I couldn't eat, she would bring them to me. Later, I became addicted to them. As a result, I became obese when I was young. But even so, I never thought about marrying my brother-in-law. I even told my mother that I would get married after I lost weight. But my third sister planned to marry me into the Marquis' Mansion."
"Lin Weinan was being hypocritical, and his family always thought that I seduced my brother-in-law. They also said that the original wife was Mrs. Lin's niece, but unfortunately I took the place. I was very unhappy staying in the Lin family, but I thought, is this how my life will be? Will I really be worse than my third sister in my life? I must treat my sister's children well and be a good lady of the Lin family in the future."
When Gao Xuance heard what she said, he looked at her and thought to himself that it was no wonder that she wanted to return home as soon as Lin Weinan died.
As expected, Yao Niang said, "Later, Lin Weinan went to the front and died. I didn't know that he was faking his death. I just thought that my chance to be free was coming. I didn't like him in the first place. Although I was born with an ordinary appearance and a fat body, I also wanted to live the life I wanted."
"How can you belittle yourself like that? I just think you are very beautiful, no matter in your past life or this life." Gao Xuance said seriously.
Yao Niang said shyly: "In my previous life, I was so fat, with all those fat spots all over my body. I feel sick just looking at myself. How could I be pretty?"
"I don't think so, really." Gao Xuance held her hand, he really didn't think so.
No matter whether he was lying to coax her or not, Yao Niang was still very happy to hear this.
Gao Xuance was very worried: "Actually, I was not killed by Xuanping Hou. At that time, many Jinyiwei were spying everywhere, so I took the opportunity to go up the mountain in the name of practicing Taoism and secretly recruited soldiers and horses. I was originally planning to take you and your son back after I seized the position one day, but unfortunately the King of Zhou took you as hostages and told me not to act rashly. Later, Emperor Tianlu died suddenly, and the King of Zhou succeeded to the throne. Later, his son also succeeded to the throne. I originally wanted to attack, but my mother was posthumously conferred the title, and the King of Zhou was also orthodox, so I lost interest in it... I also knew that you were already the wife of Yan State, and Chengyun was also highly valued by the emperor. If I raised troops again, wouldn't it be destroying the country and Dalin would suffer another disaster? From then on, I practiced Taoism on Mount Zhongnan, and I don't know when I will be reborn."
"It's all my fault. At that time, I didn't know how kind you were. I didn't know how much you were suffering. I just thought you were just... "
Yao Niang blushed when she heard what he said. When she saw Lu Xiao was reluctant to accept her, she could not hold back and forced herself on him several times. Of course, she wanted a child, but she was also quite obsessed with that kind of thing.
Now I think about why Gao Xuance feels so comfortable and has no sense of incongruity during sex. It must be because of his past life.
"Don't say anything. I don't blame you. You and I were originally set up, but I didn't expect that we would have the fate to be together in this life. Princess Zhenyang told me that you threatened to risk your life at that time, and I was actually very moved." Yao Niang couldn't help but burst into tears.
Gao Xuance knew that Yao Niang was his good Yao Niang. He said, "I think that no matter whether you are reborn or not, you have to start over in this life. I don't know why, but I just don't want you to marry someone else."
I never thought that when I was so ugly, Gao Xuance still had feelings for her as a husband and wife, and even gave up the whole world for her and his sons.
Of course, it was also for long-term considerations, but no matter what, Yao Niang hugged him and said, "Maybe this is the fate that God has given us."
Gao Xuance believed it, and then asked curiously: "Don't mention that you are fat. I was so dark in my previous life, but you didn't mind it, did you?"
Yao Niang turned her head away: "Men are not judged by appearance alone."
If Lu Xiao really had no redeeming qualities, she would never marry him again, even if he had a very good figure in his previous life and looked extraordinary.
"Haha..." Gao Xuance laughed heartily.
After the two learned about their past lives, they felt closer to each other. When Yao Niang knew about his past life, she felt very sad, but she felt much more relaxed in front of him.
If this person was so close to you when you were at your ugliest, let alone now.
But when she thought of him cheating on her, Yao Niang was so angry that she hit him: "You cheated me so hard in the temple last time, and you made me think that my husband in my previous life was dead. You are so annoying."
"It's me who should be hit. Come on, hit here, hit a few more times." Gao Xuance pointed at his chest.
Yao Niang felt distressed: "I used too much force just now, does it hurt?"
Gao Xuance held his innocent and lovely wife in his arms and said in a naive way, "I have wanted to hold you in my arms day and night in Huancheng, and now my dream has finally come true. Sister Yao, sometimes I wonder why you are so beautiful."
People's infatuation is the easiest to move people. Seeing that Gao Xuance had said everything and Yao Niang was in his arms again, but there was no next step, she couldn't help but put her hands on his waist and lingered on his back, but this guy just didn't move, as if he was holding a porcelain doll.
It’s the same in both past and present lives, dull and stupid. Looks smart, but actually very stupid.
"Stop hugging me, I can hardly breathe." Yao Niang pushed him.
可高玄策就喜歡把她抱滿懷，這就仿佛把她融入自己的骨血一般，但是看瑤娘推他，他是萬般不舍，也得聽瑤娘的，好歹現在瑤娘不計較自己前世就是陸宵，也不計較前世他抛下他們母子，這樣的大恩，他不知道怎麽樣才對得起他？
這個世上不會有人對他這麽好，也不會有人對他這般設身處地的着想，更不會什麽都包容他。
無論他是小卒子，還是宸王，他的瑤娘，他的瑤娘啊……
見他雖然放開自己了，卻一直小心翼翼的看着她，瑤娘嘆了口氣：“我們是夫妻，你這般是只想将我供着麽？”
高玄策聽了這話，歡喜的手腳不知道往何處放，又覺得自己在塞外，皮糙肉厚的，怕是要弄疼她了……
四皇子也是被人攙扶回去的，沐宛童親自煮了醒酒湯給他，四皇子吃了醒酒湯之後，迫不及待的和沐宛童道：“三皇兄的确是我所不及的。”
沐宛童皺眉：“四哥你何出此言？宸王固然有些本事，我也承認，但是他為人目無餘子——”
“那是他胸懷天下，他固然不是那等八面玲珑之人，但是對百姓還是很好的。”四皇子也有一些自己的見地。
自己的父皇為了這個仁的稱號，對士人是很好的，可是吏治混亂，弊亂橫生，老百姓的日子的确是很不好過的。
有些人和自己的同僚官員相處的很好，卻未必是個好官，只不過稱得上會做官而已，但是這個人也許不是那麽八面玲珑，卻胸懷天下，這才是真的該主宰天下之人。
沐宛童笑道：“也許宸王是為了博父皇喜歡，四哥，你別天真了。再者，三皇兄就是再厲害也無用，若他是皇貴妃的獨子還好，偏偏他前面還有個兄弟。”
按照沐宛童的意思，她是絕對不會打退堂鼓的，正所謂鹬蚌相争漁翁得利，先讓周王和宸王兄弟相争，之後就輪到自己的夫君了。
四皇子搖頭：“你去讓人弄水進來沐浴吧。”
随即進來一群送水進來的仆婦，這些人要不就容貌老氣，要不就年紀大了，反正無一好看的宮女。
雖說四皇子和沐宛童感情很好，他現在也沒想過要偷吃，可沐宛童此舉完全就是防備他，好似生怕他偷吃一樣。
女子吃點小醋是情趣，但是管制的過分狠毒了，那就不是小情趣了，簡直讓男人透不過氣來。
而且沐宛童行事偏激，雖然一心一意為了她好，可是實在是有些讓人吃不消，因為有些位置，就比如那個位置，他不想要，可沐宛童偏偏想讓他坐上去。
甚至到了最後，也不知道是她自己想做皇後才拼命輔佐自己，還是真的為了自己，可若是真的為了自己，他現在對那個位置一點意思都沒了。
沐宛童不知道四皇子是真的放棄了那個想法，她自己倒是心氣很高，在她心裏作為皇子，應該誰都想坐上那個位置，四皇子其實也并不差，作為君王，他也是很有仁心的。
這才是對百姓好。
想當年她雇人上演惡霸欺女的戲碼，只有四皇子親自救她，宸王那個人卻冷漠無比，還嫌自己礙事呢。
二人的心漸行漸遠。
而周王卻愈發沉默了，這一夜他好容易過來徐青容這裏，徐青容卻無心服侍她，還在提及她為洪貴妃抄寫經書，如何得到皇貴妃的誇獎雲雲。
她是完全沒有替自己想過，現在親弟弟聲勢浩大，父皇看重，哪裏知曉她還在為自己争孝道。
兩人例行公事般行房，徐青容半點喜意都沒有，她甚至都察覺周王的心完全不在她身上。
周王的女人實際上不算多，甘側妃算是專房獨寵，她身份貴重，徐青容不敢随意下藥，就怕被周王發現，自己就完蛋了。
因此這番翻雲覆雨反而不是水乳交融，而是晦暗不明和苦澀。
偏偏徐青容一早看到瑤娘，瑤娘今兒來的遲了一些，臉上似春水被滋潤，整張臉白裏透紅，一看昨日就是被裏翻紅浪過。
以前即便有高玄策寵瑤娘，她都是謹慎緊繃的，不知道昨兒發生了什麽，今日的她也松弛許多。
“殿下黑瘦了許多，他說在桓城其實很好，只是風吹日曬，兒媳想這話恐怕是哄兒媳婦罷了，不願意我們擔心。”
洪貴妃很是心疼：“何止是黑了一點，是黑了許多，他父皇讓他多歇息幾日，你也好生服侍他。”
瑤娘點頭：“請您放心，兒媳一定會好生照顧好王爺的。”
似乎察覺到徐青容在此處，洪貴妃突然轉了話頭：“昨日你去參加宴飲，甘氏突然身體不适，今日太醫院來報，她已經有了身孕月餘了，你且要好生照看才是。”
甘氏有了身孕，還趁昨日徐青容不在，主動讓人查出來的，這足以說明甘氏在防着誰了。
這可和安州不同，在安州內院是徐青容的天下，而周王當初就藩，就是個無權無勢的藩王，還被天祿帝監視，還要靠徐家施以援手，但是現在皇貴妃還在，周王是天子名義上的長子，身份貴重，徐青容反而不敢那般放肆了。
徐青容雖然早就料到這一天，但見那甘氏并非膀大腰圓好生養之輩，這一年多都沒消息，現下卻反而有了好消息了。
徐青容心中苦澀難當，卻還要故作驚喜：“昨日我們宴飲歸來，實在是太晚了，今日才知曉這個消息，不必母妃說，兒媳也定然會照看好他。”
“嗯，我這裏再送兩個嬷嬷去照看，老二只有瑞哥兒一個長子，到底是單薄了些。”洪貴妃嘆着。
徐青容繼續陪笑。
但瑤娘在旁看着卻半點沒有覺得徐青容吃癟她高興的感覺，因為實在是物傷其類，作為皇子妃，無法生育，就無法阻擋這些妾侍側妃。
即便是她，也是無法阻擋的。
對皇帝而言，賞賜兒子美女，就跟賞賜兒子珠寶財富是一樣的。
“母妃，過會子王爺親自來給您請安，兒媳就先告辭，這般也好讓您和王爺敘舊。”瑤娘先提出要走，并未對徐青容冷嘲熱諷。
如此，徐青容也不敢多待，一并告辭了。
出了坤寧宮徐青容不像以往還假模假式的和瑤娘你來我往幾句，反而匆匆離開了。
瑤娘回來，便和高玄策說起此事，高玄策挑眉：“二哥好了嗎？不是說他摔下馬，不能生育了嗎？”
“是有這麽一說，但他找了名醫，據說是已經好了，但有沒有真好，我就不知道了。”瑤娘攤手。
高玄策笑道：“那還真是好事，我也盼望二哥多子多福。”
“雖說如此，可是你的路就難走了。”瑤娘也是想到了這一層，若周王無子，或者只有個庶子，成算就少了許多了。
高玄策卻伸手阻止：“難難難，他固然排在我前面，但是哪點又真的贏過我呢？就是江山真的在他手上，我也不是奪不過來，你何必說這些。”
這話說的豪邁，瑤娘見他高昂的頭，看到了他的脖頸處有紅痕，“呀”了一聲，“這裏怎麽……”
高玄策頗有些幽怨的看着瑤娘：“這還不算你弄的，比打仗還累。”
瑤娘趕緊捂住他的嘴：“不許胡說。”
想起昨夜的瘋狂，瑤娘都覺得自己仿佛發癫一樣，那般的模樣是她從未有過的。高玄策則沒好氣道：“以後，可不許總在上面，要知道我可是男人。”
“知道啦。”瑤娘笑眯眯的。
高玄策也不好意思再說下去，借口給皇貴妃請安就去了坤寧宮，洪貴妃見到兒子不知道多高興，杏兒也跟着忙裏忙外，聽高玄策在講桓城的戰事：“那裏緊接西戎，兒子就在那裏讓人養馬，那些馬兒有一匹純白色的，煞是好看。這次，兒臣特地運回八匹，給母妃拉車所用。”
也只有小兒子才這般細心了，洪貴妃樂的合不攏嘴：“你合該送給你父皇才是，怎麽送給我了呢？我一個常年在宮中的人，用那麽好的馬也無用武之地。”
“能給母妃拉車，那是它們的榮幸，這所謂馬，不就是拉人的嗎？母妃你千萬別推辭才好，也只有你才配用這個馬。至于父皇，兒臣對父皇不辱使命，有什麽比打小西戎送給父皇好呢？”高玄策不贊同洪貴妃的。
洪貴妃見兒子不贊同她，反而越發高興。
高玄策笑道：“母妃高興了，兒臣就高興。”
杏兒見她二人母慈子孝，見機的端上平日高玄策最喜歡喝的蜜桔飲，這次高玄策卻随意呷了一口，放在一邊。
洪貴妃還問：“怎麽？不喜喝嗎？讓她們換換。”
“不必，是蜜桔吃了上火，早上已經吃了兩顆了，不敢多喝了。要是上火了，瑤妹妹肯定就會說我的，她現在是拿着雞毛當令箭，說是您要她照顧我的，就這也不讓我多吃，那也不讓我多吃，我看您是多養了個忠心的女兒啊！”高玄策故作吃醋道。
Concubine Hong was originally angry at her daughter-in-law for being too strict with her son, but when she heard Gao Xuance say this, she knew that her daughter-in-law meant well, so she stopped blaming her. Only Xing'er saw that the tangerine drink she had prepared yesterday was thrown aside, and her hand was pierced by it, but Gao Xuance didn't even look at it.
This is all Luo Yao's fault.
But neither Hong Guifei nor Gao Xuance noticed anything unusual about Xing'er. Hong Guifei even mentioned to Gao Xuance, "Your father also wants to give you a concubine whose status is definitely not lower than that of Gan. Don't worry, you will have a greater help now."
This was originally a good thing for his son, but Gao Xuance's face changed and he immediately stood up: "I will go to see the emperor now."
Gao Xuance left in a hurry. Concubine Hong knew her son very well and could not help but mutter to herself, "He must be unwilling to marry Yao Niang, silly child. Little did he know that marrying was to strengthen himself. He lost all the power he had obtained in vain."
After Xing'er heard what Concubine Hong said, she hated Yao Niang even more. She hated her jealousy and regret for Gao Xuance.