Yun Shang was a little lost in thought, thinking of the queen's affection that day, her eyes gradually turned cold. The queen, compared to before, is much quieter, but it's just that quiet, but it makes people feel a little faintly fearful.
"What? Are you scared? Do you think such a queen is unfathomable?" Prince Jing raised his eyes to the girl sitting across from him, and shook his head, "Then you deliberately exposed her infertility?"
Yun Chang's eyes fell on the teacup in front of her, looking at the tea leaves gradually unfolding in the teacup, she smiled, "So, I call it, self-inflicted crimes can't live. The queen still had weaknesses before, because she wanted to She gave birth to a prince, so she will try her best to please her father, so that he can go to her palace more. But now that she knows that she is barren, it seems that she is not fond of any concubine at all. I care."
Prince Jing shook his head, "Her weakness has not diminished, but it has become bigger and bigger. If there is no hope of having children, then the direct connection between her and the Li family will become closer. .”
Yun Shang pondered for a moment, "What does the emperor mean, we should start with the Li family? But the Li family's power spreads all over the court, and almost every yamen has their people. Some people don't know where to start. "
"You've always been smart, you won't really have no way out, the embankment of a thousand miles collapsed in an ant's nest, you just need to grab the weakest spot and hit it with all your strength, maybe you can slowly wipe out the Li family. Disintegrated, since ancient times, what is the most taboo of emperors, you can think about it when you come down." Prince Jing curled up his lips, and a faint sense of tranquility rose in his heart.
What is the emperor's most taboo? Yun Chang squinted her eyes, and there was a sudden noise downstairs, Yun Chang raised her eyebrows, "Come?" Then she stood up and walked to the window to look out. Then he saw a group of people approaching from a distance, in front were about twenty guards, followed by five gorgeous carriages, behind them were several carriages pulling large boxes, and finally followed by fifty or sixty guards.
"It's finally here, but I don't know if Cangjue Qingsu who is in this carriage is fake or real." Yun Shang murmured.
King Jing walked up to Yun Chang and stood still, looking at the team slowly passing by downstairs. The people in the team were all wearing the clothes of the Yelang Kingdom, and they looked a little more wild and beautiful, "Since they have already arrived at the emperor It’s a city, so it’s true.”
The curtain covering the window of the second carriage was lifted, revealing a seductive face with raised eyebrows, big brown eyes, a straight nose, and slightly thick lips. Just one glance is enough to seduce the soul. The people watching below suddenly exclaimed. The woman seemed to be very satisfied with the sensation she had caused.
"Beauty, haven't you heard that the Yelang Kingdom sent that princess? Who is this woman?" Yun Shang frowned slightly. If the Lord of the Yelang Kingdom sent another princess, it would be intriguing...
Prince Jing turned around and walked back to the table and sat down, "That's the adopted daughter of the Imperial Master of the Yelang Kingdom."
The daughter of the master of Yelang Kingdom? Yun Shang pondered secretly for a moment, the national teacher is a very special existence in Yelang Kingdom, with high prestige, but no real power, the only power is to supervise the every move of the king. What is the reason for the daughter of the national teacher to come to Ningguo
Seeing Yun Chang's expression, King Jing knew what she was thinking, "Bringing a woman here is nothing more than a purpose, a marriage. It's just because I don't have the dignity of a princess, but it is much more flexible. The object of this marriage can be the emperor, it can be The royal family can also be a minister."
Yun Chang nodded secretly, "It looks like this woman is a vegetarian, I'm afraid we in Ningguo will have a lot of fun for a while."
"Boom..." There was a knock on the door, and Prince Jing raised his voice, "Come in."
The door was pushed open, Qianyin and Wang Shun walked in from the outside, "Princess, my lord, the envoys from Yelang Kingdom are almost at the gate of the palace, we should go back to the palace."
Prince Jing nodded, and stood up, "Let's go, let's enter the palace together, and after I send you back to Qingxin Hall, we will go to Jinluan Hall."
Yun Shang responded, followed Prince Jing downstairs, walked out of the inn door, stepped into the carriage, and drove towards the palace gate.
After returning to Qingxin Hall, Yunshang lay on the soft couch and didn't want to move anymore. Qin Yi walked in, helped Yunshang remove the hairpin on her head, and said softly, "Princess, when you were not in the palace, the servants I saw that a eunuch who was cleaning outside the hall came out from the inner hall. The maidservant was afraid of disturbing others, so she didn't go forward. His personal servant, after Empress Lan was gone, his elder brother was taken away by Fumei."
Fumei... Yun Chang was slightly stunned, and it took him a while to realize that she was the queen's younger sister, Li Fuyi, but she hadn't heard from her for a long time.
"How's Fumei doing?" Yunshang raised her eyes and asked Qianyin.
Qianyin quickly responded, "Ren Fumei has been very quiet recently. The emperor has not been to Fumeiren's palace this month. Fumeiren often stays with the concubine and helps her to copy Buddhist scriptures."
"Oh?" Yun Shang raised her eyebrows, "The Queen has never looked for Fu Mei?"
Qianyin nodded, "Except for the daily greetings, the empress hardly has any contact with Fumei."
They are obviously two sisters, but they seem like strangers, which is very abnormal... Besides, Li Fuyi is also a restless person. In these few days, the emperor has not visited her, but she doesn't seem to be in a hurry, which is abnormal Even being a demon, Li Fuyi seems to be deliberately making others forget her.
"That eunuch has been keeping an eye on me, and Fumei must not relax. If there is anything unusual, please come and report to me immediately." Yun Shang said in a deep voice.
Qianyin nodded, and responded, "The servant knows."
"My concubine, Jin An." A voice of greeting came from outside, Yun Chang squinted her eyes, and sat up straight.
"Is Princess Huiguo here?" A soft voice rang out, like a breeze blowing, it was extraordinarily refreshing.
Yunshang stood up, greeted her with a smile, and said, "Madam Yapin is here. Chang'er has been talking about it for a long time, saying to bother Madam Yapin and let Madam Yabin teach Chang'er how to dance. , I've been too lazy lately, I didn't expect that it was the concubine Ya who came first."
Yapin smiled slightly, and said softly, "I'm the one who disturbed the princess. When I saw the princess in the garden that day, she felt that the princess was very kind, so she felt a little close to her. The princess said that I would teach you how to dance. I'm very happy, but I can't wait for the princess to come, so I have to come by myself."
Yun Shang heard that she didn't use "Ben Gong", and called herself me affectionately, and she felt a little joy in her heart, "It's Chang'er's fault, Madam Ya, please sit down."
The palace maid helped Yabi to sit down, Qin Yi hurriedly served tea, Yun Shang smiled and looked at her in emerald green, and felt more alive, "This is the sweet-scented osmanthus tea that I let people dry last year. Madam Yapin, does it suit your taste?"
Hearing this, Yapin smiled lightly, picked up the teacup, blew a few breaths, then took a sip, and said with a smile, "Your mouth is full of fragrance."
Then he put down the teacup, looked at Yunshang with a smile and said, "I grew up in a small town. There are many rules in this palace, and I feel a little uncomfortable. I saw the princess that day as a willful person, so I wanted to How close you are, the Princess's Hall of Pure Heart is really very elegant."
Yun Shang smiled slightly, "If Madam Yapin likes it, she can come anytime."
Yapin covered her mouth and smiled softly, "Princess, don't say polite words to me, because I will take it seriously."
Seeing Liu Qingya's teasing smile, Yunshang hurriedly said, "Of course I said it, and it's true. Doesn't Madam Yapin believe me?"
"How could it be?" Yapin smiled, her eyes fell on Yunshang, "I went to pay my respects to the empress this morning, and the empress made a special trip to tell me that the princess is a very easy-going person, and she likes my dance very much. , so let me have more time to go to the Hall of Pure Heart, I still had some concerns in my heart before, wondering if the princess would not like being disturbed, but now it seems that I am too worried."
Yun Chang squinted her eyes. So, did the queen ask her to come? Sure enough, no matter what, he was still a thorn in the queen's side.
"The queen mother is really thinking about Chang'er. When Chang'er has free time, she will definitely ask Madam Yapin for her dance skills."
Yapin smiled slightly, gently raised her hand, and covered her mouth with the embroidered handkerchief in her hand, "Then I won't bother you any more, and I will take my leave first."
Yun Chang nodded, and Ya Concubine stood up, about to go out, but when she walked to the door, she seemed to think of something, turned her head and said, "I heard that besides sweet-scented osmanthus, plum blossom tea is also a must. The plum blossom tree in the garden is still in bloom, if the princess likes the fragrance of plum blossoms, I can ask someone to fold a branch or two." Then he left quietly.
As soon as Concubine Ya left, Eunuch Zheng came, "Princess, the envoys from the Yelang Kingdom and the Xia Kingdom have already entered the imperial city. The emperor said that a banquet will be held at the Jinluan Palace tomorrow, so please attend the princess on time."
Yun Shang smiled and replied, the banquet, the banquet in this palace is extremely interesting, almost every banquet will have accidents, I don't know what wonderful things will happen tomorrow.
On the second day, Yun Chang took a nap in the afternoon, and was dressed up by Qin Yi and Qian Yin for half a day, wearing a purple palace attire and a lot of jewelry before leaving the Qingxin Hall.
When I arrived at the Jinluan Hall, because Concubine Jin was not there, Yunshang took the second seat. Behind Huajing, on the male guest seat directly opposite, the one sitting there frowned slightly, not knowing what she was thinking about. Cangjue Qingsu.
Yun Chang's eyes swept over Cangjue Qingsu lightly, and then fell on the man next to him. The man next to him was a middle-aged man, and he was quite handsome, but the most noticeable thing was his. His temperament has changed, with a touch of elegance, which forms a strong contrast with the rough and cold Cangjue Qingsu. That person should be the Seventh Prince of Xia Kingdom. The child prodigy of the country just suffered from a serious illness, and I heard that he was not in good health, so he was not appointed as the prince by the first emperor of Xia. It took about ten days to travel from Xia to the imperial city of Ning. I was in poor health, and it was my first mission to another country, which took me 40 days.
"I haven't seen Huangmei for a long time, and Huangmei is getting more and more beautiful." Hua Jing's voice came from beside her, Yunshang raised her eyebrows, turned her head, and said with a smile, "Sister Huang should have a good life these days It's also very good, it looks a little plump."
The corners of Hua Jing's mouth twitched slightly, and he lowered his eyes, "Really?"
"The emperor is here..." The servant's voice came from outside, Yun Chang got up quickly and knelt down on the ground, "Long live the emperor, long live, long live."
"Hahaha, all the gentlemen are in peace." Emperor Ning's hearty voice came over, and everyone thanked them and stood up one after another.
"It is a great honor for Xia and Yelang to visit us today, and I specially hold a banquet here, and I hope all the envoys will have a good time." Emperor Ning looked at the people of Yelang and Xia with a hearty smile.
Cangjue Qingsu and the Seventh Prince of Xia quickly raised their wine glasses and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your hospitality."
Emperor Ning stood up with a smile, "The first cup, I wish our three countries peaceful coexistence and prosperity."
Everyone quickly drank it.
Emperor Ning raised his wine glass again, "The second glass, I wish the people live and work in peace and contentment." "The third glass, I hope we will not get drunk tonight!"
Everyone hurriedly drank two more glasses.
Emperor Ning turned his head and looked at the queen who was beside him. The queen smiled and clapped her hands, and then there was the sound of silk and bamboo, and a group of dancers filed in and danced gracefully.
Yunshang looked at the dancer in the palace, but felt that a gaze fell on her. Yunshang turned her eyes and saw Cangjue Qingsu raising the wine glass towards herself. It passed his face and landed on the dancer again. Cang Jue Qingsu was taken aback for a moment, and an intriguing smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
At the end of the song, everyone quickly praised it, but Cang Jueqing said solemnly, "Your Majesty must have watched this kind of tender dance a lot, but the dance of our Yelang Kingdom is completely different from that of Ning Kingdom. The best dancer in our Yelang country has also come to Ning country, how about asking her to dance for everyone?"
Emperor Ning's face remained unchanged when he heard the words, and he said with a smile, "Of course it's very good, let's announce it."
Cangjue Qingsu smiled slightly, raised his hand and blew a whistle, and then several women in bright red dance skirts came in, but as soon as they entered the arena, people could tell the difference, the dance skirts on these women were very The exposure, arms, legs, and stomach are all exposed, and the posture of entering the arena is also extremely enchanting. The drums sounded first, and the dancers, with their backs facing each other, formed a circle, raised their hands, Slowly bending down, the woman in the middle stood up, twisted her slender waist, and looked at the crowd, her eyes were so charming that people couldn't move their eyes away.
Just this one glance let Yun Shang know that this woman must be the woman in the carriage that day, the adopted daughter of the Imperial Master of the Yelang Kingdom.
Performing dances in public like this, but I don't know who this song is for.
Yun Shang watched the dancers in the field keep swinging their waists, picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea, then lowered their eyes, only to hear the enthusiastic drums ringing non-stop.
Ningguo people have always liked gentle women, but seeing such a hot performance for the first time, they couldn't help losing their souls for a while. After the drums stopped for a long time, everyone came back to their senses and shouted hello.
Cangjue Qingsu smiled and said, "The woman leading the dance is the pearl on the grassland of our Yelang Kingdom, the daughter of our honorable national teacher, Cangyang Yu'er."
The woman took off the veil on her lower face, and her smile was somewhat charming, "Yu'er has met the emperor, long live the emperor, long live, long live, long live."
Emperor Ning smiled slightly, "Reward."
Cangyang Yu'er thanked her, and the queen smiled and said, "Your Majesty, I have never seen someone as beautiful as Cangyang girl in this palace. Just now Cangyang girl presented us with such a beautiful dance. This is a reward for nature." It should be more special, why not let Cangyang girl choose what reward she wants."
Emperor Ning smiled and said, "Okay, then Miss Cangyang, why don't you tell me, what do you want?"
Cangyang Yu'er looked around among the people present, and then smiled and said, "Since the emperor said so, then you can't go back on your word. To tell you the truth, Yu'er has always admired the men of Ningguo very much. If you want to find a man you like in Ningguo, bring it back to the grassland or let Yu'er follow him, I hope the emperor can make it happen."
Emperor Ning was taken aback, and laughed loudly, "Sure enough, she is a hearty woman, okay, then you can tell me, is the man you like among us?"
Cangyang Yu'er blinked, smiling brightly, "Naturally."
Emperor Ning nodded, looked around the hall, and said with a smile, "Then tell me, who do you like?"
Cangyang Yu'er smiled and said, "The emperor has not agreed to make decisions for Yu'er yet."
Emperor Ning pondered for a moment before saying, "Miss Cangyang has a noble status. She is the daughter of the master of Yelang Kingdom. Naturally, she has to find a good family and get the position of wife. If the person you like is not married, then I will make the decision for you. Why not? It's just that, for this kind of thing, it's better to be happy with each other."
The queen smiled and said, "Miss Cangyang is so beautiful, how can anyone not like it?"
Emperor Ning nodded, "That's true."
Cangyang Yu'er raised her eyebrows slightly, "That's a coincidence, the man Yu'er likes is not married." Cangyang Yu'er walked up to Li Qinglan, the son of Li's family, while talking, everyone was slightly surprised, but Seeing her pick up the jug in front of Li Qinglan, she took a bowl from the hand of the maid, poured a bowl of wine for herself, smiled again, put the jug in front of Li Qinglan, and held the wine glass at the male guests' table. Walked around in a circle, and finally stopped in front of Prince Jing.
"His Royal Highness Jing Wang, Yu'er once saw the heroic demeanor of His Highness King Jing on the battlefield, and His Highness Jing Wang is the hero in Yu'er's heart. Yu'er has admired His Highness Jing Wang for a long time, and asked His Highness Jing Wang to drink Yu'er With this cup of wine, from now on, Yu'er is His Highness King Jing's man." Cangyang Yu'er's crisp voice resounded in the Golden Luan Hall, and for a while, the hall was completely silent.