Qianyin shuddered, "The women in this palace are really terrifying. They are obviously biological sisters, but they are plotting against each other, making you die."
Yun Chang smiled slightly, a sense of sadness flashed in her heart, "Maybe it's too lonely, there is no other way to pass the time except fighting."
Two days later, Concubine Ming woke up, but suffered a stroke. The originally graceful and luxurious Concubine's tongue was twisted, and she couldn't even speak a word.
With Concubine Ming's downfall, there was no one to take care of the harem for a while. Those who have the right to take care of the harem are at least above the rank of concubine, but the empress stays behind closed doors every day, other than that, only concubine Jin is qualified, but concubine Jin is now coming to Fengcheng to wait for delivery. I can't come back, of course I can't.
"Princess, you took action against Concubine Ming so quickly, what can you do now, the concubine Jin is not here, the emperor may have to personally ask the queen to come out to preside over the overall situation, when the time comes, the queen will be proud for a while. "Qianyin couldn't hold back her words, she saw that although the harem was very quiet, she could see the dark tide inside, "Your servant saw that many concubines have gone to pay their respects to the queen today."
Yun Chang smiled calmly, and her eyes fell on the eight-faced glazed palace lantern in the distance, "She naturally has to come out to preside over the harem. If she keeps locking herself in Qiwu Palace like this, how can I do it?"
Qianyin was a little annoyed, she was always straightforward, although she had lost some of her temperament under Ning Qian's training over the years, but she was still a half-grown child after all.
"I really want to kill her directly." Qianyin whispered, and Yun Shang couldn't help raising her eyebrows when she heard it, "Yo, I didn't know that Qianyin has such a temper, you go to kill her, and for a while It's refreshing, but what about the next thing? After Yiguo died for no reason, or died in the heavily guarded harem, when the time comes, the Li family will make trouble, and they will have to make trouble for the emperor and mother."
Qianyin leaned against the wall dejectedly when she heard the words, and sighed faintly, "Oh, it's really troublesome."
Yun Shang laughed, shook her head and said, "These days, you have been intentionally or unintentionally revealing some information about me to the queen. How effective is it?"
Hearing this, Qianyin cheered up a bit, "The empress is willing to listen to the report from the servant girl recently. A servant girl went to report that the princess handed over the two old concubines of Concubine Min to Prince Jing for interrogation. When Prince Jing interrogated a lot of old things in the palace, the servants saw that there was something wrong with the eyes of the empress, as if there was a bit of murderous intent. The empress clenched her hands tightly. Later, she asked for the first time, but if there was anything else, the slave said that she hadn't heard of it, maybe there was, but the princess never mentioned it."
Yun Shang slightly hooked the corners of her mouth, and there was a bit of interest in her eyes, "Of course she will have murderous intentions, that is a lesson learned from the past, isn't her sister also in the palace now? Fumei is not a fuel-efficient lamp ah."
Even if Li Fuyi had to stay in the palace due to the pressure of Prime Minister Li, it would probably be a nail in Empress Yuanzhen's heart. Now that Li Fuyi does not have the backing of Ming Dowager, he will definitely have to seek refuge with the Empress. , but now that the queen has taken precautions against her, I'm afraid her life will be sad. The Li family only knew that as long as the daughters of the Li family had a firm foothold in the palace, they thought that they would be able to support each other in the harem, but they didn't know that a place like the harem was the easiest to change a person, let a person The most greedy and ugly side exposed.
Since many concubines have visited the queen, and the queen has received them as if nothing had happened, it means that there is actually a looseness in the queen's place. As the daughter in name, Yunshang naturally has to pay a visit.
"The queen mother has lost a lot, but the servants in the palace are not dedicated enough?" Yun Shang looked at the people above the high position, still with the usual grace, but those eyes are like ancient wells now, without a trace of waves.
Empress Yuanzhen smiled quietly, "No, it's just that the weather has become warmer recently, and it's a bit boring, so my appetite is not very good. It's normal to lose weight. After summer, it will naturally recover."
Yun Shang nodded, and said softly, "Shang'er knows that the queen mother is worried about the matter of the emperor, and Chang'er has also begged the emperor, no matter what, the emperor is always the daughter of the emperor, watching the emperor suffer, father The emperor is also distressed, in two days it will be the spring flower viewing feast, when the time comes, I will beg my father to let the emperor come out for a stroll. The emperor's body is damaged, it is good to go out for a walk more."
The queen's heart moved, and she looked at Yunshang with some searching eyes, but she saw that Yunshang smiled calmly, without the slightest bit of gloating, and her eyes were full of seriousness. The queen was silent for a moment, and then said, "That's fine, if that's the case, I'll trouble you."
"Where did the queen mother say that the emperor's sister is also Chang'er's sister?"
After talking for a while, Yun Chang retreated.
"Princess, this servant looks at the queen, and it seems that there are a few new faces around the queen, and two of them are not bad in martial arts..." Qianyin said softly.
Yun Shang naturally knew what she wanted to say, paused her footsteps, and said softly, "We have removed the most important person around her. She is the queen, and naturally there are a few confidantes around her. If we attack too quickly, she may also die." Without precautions, I think those newcomers were probably sent into the palace by the Li family, but it is difficult to cultivate capable people every few years, you just send someone to watch over them, don't worry."
Qian Yin nodded and responded.
In the Qiwu Palace, the queen rubbed her forehead and sighed. This Yunshang became more and more quiet, and her thoughts became more and more deep. I couldn't understand her thoughts.
"Empress, the medicine is here." An old nanny came up with a bowl of medicine. The queen stared at the medicine bowl for a while, with a bleak smile on her lips, "Take it, I don't want to drink it. It's useless to drink it..."
The old mama frowned and hesitated, "But ma'am, this is a prescription written by a doctor specially invited by the prime minister. I heard that it is very effective. Madam listened to the servant's advice. In this palace, the emperor's favor is all It's illusory, there are newcomers entering the palace every year, the emperor's favor is the most unreliable, the only reliable one is children... "
"Only children..." the queen murmured to herself, and after a long while, she couldn't help laughing. She smiled and burst into tears, "So what if you have children, Jing'er is also a child of this palace, but this palace But it can't protect her at all."
The old mother heard the words and wanted to say something, but seeing the queen's expression, she sighed, "Mother, you are still young, and you still have decades to live..."
The queen chuckled, picked up the medicine bowl, and drank it all in one gulp, "Yes, I'm still young, it's still uncertain who will win and who will lose."
Although the queen began to see the concubines in various palaces, she didn't seem to have any plans to regain control of the harem. Yun Chang looked at the blooming flowers in the garden and said with a smile, "She handed over the queen's seal so sadly before, this time, if there is no royal father How can I get back face if I invite you in person?"
Two days later, Yunshang heard the report, saying that Prime Minister Li had entered the palace, and had discussed with Emperor Ning for a long time in Qinzheng Hall, saying that it was a matter of reporting the flower feast. As soon as Prime Minister Li left, Emperor Ning went Habitat Wu Palace.
Unexpectedly, later that day, Emperor Ning made a decree, saying that the queen was virtuous and virtuous, and ordered her to take care of the sixth palace, and personally delivered the queen's seal to the queen.
The empress came back to power, but she was not as domineering as before. She only asked everyone to pay a salute on the second day, saying that there was no need to greet her on weekdays, and everything was as usual, so she never called everyone again.
Even so, the Qiwu Palace gradually began to become lively again. Among all the concubines in the harem, the Queen's favorite is Yabi. My sister, Fumei, has almost never been to Qiwu Palace, so many people have guessed for a long time.
In April, a hundred flowers bloom, and the annual spring flower viewing festival is here.
Although the Flower Appreciation Festival is a festival, it is like a grand competition. Every state and government will choose the most precious and beautiful flowers from themselves, and then let the most beautiful women present them. On the day of the flower viewing feast, it took almost half a month to judge the king of flowers from the primary selection to the flower viewing feast.
Because of this grand event, the imperial city became more and more lively day by day.
"This year in the imperial city, it seems that Wen Ruyu was chosen to present flowers. I don't know how much Wen Yunqing spent to cover up the matter of the concubine, and how much money Wen Ruyu took on such an important task. Jiaoer." Prince Jing looked at the bustling crowd of people outside the carriage, without the slightest expression on his face.
Yun Shang nodded, "As expected, she wants to enter the palace."
Prince Jing's gaze fell on Yun Shang's nonchalant face, "If you didn't want her to enter the palace and exposed that incident that day, I'm afraid the Wen family would be destroyed forever, but you didn't do that..."
Yun Shang smiled, "Why would I do that? A vicious woman like Wen Ruyu has entered the harem. I don't know how wonderful the harem is."
Prince Jing laughed, "Shang'er, let me remind you that the emperor is your father, and your mother is also a concubine in the harem. You always like people who put warm beds next to your father..."
Yunshang is silent, in fact, she doesn't know now whether the mother and concubine are really as she said, and have a calm heart for the father, but, according to what Yunshang has seen in the past six months, the father is not a person worthy of the mother and concubine's entrustment. beloved.
Yunshang sighed, "I'm afraid that most of the women in this world want a couple for a lifetime, and most of them also include the mother and concubine, but the father can't give it to you. I don't know what will happen in the future." What it has become, but I know that more than ten years ago, the father and the emperor were no longer the mother and concubine's beloved. I did these things only to ask the people I care about to be safe and safe. , the boat is naturally straight when it reaches the bridge, I always feel that a woman like the mother concubine is not suitable for the harem."
When King Jing heard this, his heart moved, he looked at Yun Shang's serious side face, and wanted to ask, is she included among the majority of women? Did she expect that too? If she couldn't give it, would she leave without hesitation
It's just that the words came to his lips, but he swallowed them back. He can't promise her, as she said, no one knows what the future will look like.
"Here we are." King Jing said softly, he took the lead to lift the curtain of the carriage and walked down, stretched out his hand towards Yun Shang, who supported King Jing's hand, and jumped off the carriage.
"Oh, Prince Jing, your little Accord is ready, please come upstairs, Your Highness." The shopkeeper standing in the lobby greeted the guests with sharp eyes, saw Prince Jing at a glance, and hurriedly bent over to greet the guests.
King Jing nodded, and helped Yunshang to go upstairs. The Yage Pavilion is in an excellent location on the second floor. When you open the window, you can see the famous Crescent Bay in the imperial city. In comes the light fragrance of willow leaves.
King Jing asked Yunshang to order and added some more. Wang Shun took the teacup that King Jing carried with him and went downstairs to make tea. After a while, he brought the tea upstairs and put the tea down. Then Wang Shun lowered his voice and said, "My lord, this subordinate saw Xia Guo The seventh prince, Xia Houjing, seemed to be having a banquet. His subordinates looked at the people around him, but they were somewhat familiar, like a person they had seen in the portraits of Xia Guo officials before, Duke Hua. .”
Prince Jing slightly raised his eyebrows, "Oh?"
Yunshang has also read some information introduced by officials of the Xia Kingdom, and also knows that Hua Guogong is also an important figure in the Xia Kingdom's government and opposition. Contributors, Duke Hua's daughter is called Hua Ling, the first queen of Xia Guo, but more than 20 years ago, Xia Guo and Yelang Kingdom fought, the emperor of Xia Guo personally conquered, and the queen accompanied him. During a battle, the queen who was pregnant with six armors encountered He fell into an ambush from the Yelang Kingdom and fell off a cliff. When Emperor Xia found her, there was only a scarred head bitten by wild animals left.
Emperor Xia was so sad that his hair turned gray overnight. And Hua Guogong suffered from this blow, and his body was also damaged. Although it did not hinder his life, he was no longer able to lead troops to fight. Talent, but there is no one as powerful as Hua Guogong, and this century-old general has gradually quieted down.
It's just... Yun Chang raised her eyebrows and looked at King Jing, but she also saw the same doubt in his eyes, why did Duke Hua come to Ningguo Imperial City... and came so silently...
The two of them had something to eat, and they were about to leave. They left the palace today because they wanted to meet Wang Jinyan at the palace. Since the last time they met, they hadn't seen her for quite a while. According to Prince Jing, Wang Jinyan doesn't see her these days. It's a good thing, just because the old lady of the Wang family wanted to marry Wang Jinyan wholeheartedly, which made Wang Jinyan miserable.
Originally, she wanted to go directly to Wang's house, but Prince Jing found out about it and dragged her here to eat.
As soon as the door of the Accord was opened, Prince Jing's body was stunned. Yun Chang lowered his head and didn't see the situation in front of him. He almost bumped into someone else's body. Only then did Yunshang raise her eyes, and saw a slightly familiar person standing in the corridor outside, and beside her was a man with gray hair. With a serious look on his face, this person should be Hua Guogong.
They also seemed to have just come out of eating.
Xia Houjing seemed a little surprised to see King Jing and Yunshang here. He was stunned for a moment, and then smiled faintly, "It's a coincidence that we meet Prince Jing here."
When Yunshang saw Duke Hua who was following Xia Houjing after hearing the words, he paused for a moment, and his gaze stayed on Prince Jing for a long time, his eyes seemed to be a little bit stunned and a little bit unbelievable.
"It's really a coincidence." Prince Jing said indifferently, and then he lowered his head and looked at Yun Shang who had been secretly observing the two people in front of him, "Why are you so careless?"
Yun Chang was taken aback for a moment before realizing that what he was talking about was that he almost bumped into someone. Yun Chang was stunned, then lowered his head and said softly, "Shang'er knows I was wrong."
Only then did King Jing seem somewhat satisfied, he raised his hand and rubbed Yun Shang's soft hair, then raised his eyes to look at Xia Houjing and Hua Guogong, and after a long while, he seemed a little uncertain and said, "Seven My lord, if my guess is correct, the person next to you should be Duke Hua of the Xia Kingdom..."
Xia Houjing admitted it very readily, and said with a smile, "Prince Jing's eyes are very vicious."
Prince Jing smiled slightly, but his brows were slightly frowned, and he relaxed immediately, "I don't know, when did Duke Hua arrive in the imperial city?"
Ever since Duke Hua just met King Jing, his gaze has been on Prince Jing, and he has never looked away. Seeing Prince Jing's question, he laughed loudly, "The old man came here this time just for the sake of the emperor of our country. The Seventh Prince issued a decree. My Majesty heard that there are many talented but virtuous women in Ning State. The crown prince has not yet married, so my Majesty would like to ask the Seventh Prince to find a suitable candidate. If there is any If so, I will just ask the emperor of your country to marry me."
Prince Jing raised his eyebrows and said with a smile, "I heard that the prince of your country is very handsome and imposing. If he can marry the prince of your country, it would be a good story." The smile did not reach his eyes.
Duke Hua nodded and said with a smile, "The old man came here suddenly, and he has not formally met with the emperor of your country. This man is old and in poor health. After half a month's journey, he is exhausted. May I trouble Prince Jing to help you?" The emperor will accuse me of crimes, and I will go to see the old man after he rests for a day or two."
King Jing responded, and Xia Houjing and Duke Hua took leave together. King Jing and Yun Shang waited for the two to leave before going downstairs and getting into the carriage.
"Duke Hua certainly didn't come here for such a trivial matter. I'm afraid he has something to do." Prince Jing frowned and murmured in a low voice.
Yun Chang nodded and sighed, "In this imperial city, it's getting more and more lively..."