"Princess, what color clothes do the princesses want to wear for the banquet today?" Qian Yin asked with a smile when she saw Qin Yi pulling Yun Shang's hair as soon as she entered the inner hall.
Yun Chang thought for a while, and said, "Today is to celebrate the empress's pregnancy. Since it is a happy event, it is natural to dress festively. In the clothes sent by the Shangyi Bureau, I saw a water-red one. Just wear that."
Qin Yi smiled and rolled up her hair, and said softly, "It's raining outside today, please get a cloak for the princess. When Prince Jing went hunting a few days ago, he found a white fox and gave the white fox's skin to him. Your Majesty, His Majesty said that the most suitable color in this palace is the princess, so he gave it to the princess. The princess was reading a book that day. The color matches the water-red dress just right, Qian Yin, you can bring it to the princess as well."
"Prince Jing? White fox?" Yun Chang was stunned for a moment, but the question he asked had nothing to do with clothes. "Prince Jing is coming today?"
The corner of Qin Yi's mouth curled up into a smile, looked at Yun Shang's expression in the mirror, and joked, "Princess seems to be very interested in King Jing recently. The servants have already inquired about the coming, and the Northwest has been in chaos recently. King Jing is going to lead troops to the border gate in two days, so the emperor asked Prince Jing to attend the palace banquet together, it is considered to be a practice for Prince Jing."
"Oh." Yunshang nodded. In the previous life, it seemed that there was also a war in the northwest at this time. It seemed that the Yelang Kingdom sent troops to attack, and almost gathered all the middle-aged men from all over the country, forming an army of nearly 200,000 people. In the previous life, this battle After fighting for several years, Hua Jing's son-in-law died in this battle.
In this life, I had cut off the food and grass supplies at the front line ahead of time, and used tricks to trap the son-in-law in an empty city, and took advantage of the situation to steal the horse. So, in this life, did Prince Jing, who originally went to the Northwest Border Pass three years later, go early
Those men in Yelang have been martial arts since they were young, they are tall and good at fighting, with 200,000 people, they cannot be underestimated. Although King Jing is the God of War in Ning Kingdom, it may not be easy to win this battle.
"By the way, the master asked the servant to send you a message, saying that I forgot to tell you last time. Both Hua Jing and Mrs. Zhao went to the northwest border. Especially Hua Jing, only brought four attendants, and the two maids went Yes. Master said, this is a good opportunity." Qin Yi said again.
Yun Shang heard the words and turned her head, "Hua Jing? Is she crazy?"
Qin Yi smiled and said, "The servants also think it's incredible, but from what the master said, it seems that the empress meant it..."
Yun Shang shook her head and said, "It's unlikely, the queen is very thoughtful, and it is impossible to let Hua Jing go to die like this. But... once something happened to the son-in-law, Mrs. Zhao made a fuss to go to the border. It must be bad for Hua Jing. The queen let Hua Jing go It is possible to cross the frontier, and in that case, some of Hua Jing's rumors these days can be dispelled, but if it is the queen's temper, she will definitely make sufficient preparations and will not let Hua Jing go alone."
"Could it be that this is just a trap? The Empress deliberately made Hua Jing lead a few people to attract attention in the bright place, but sent someone to hide in the dark to protect Hua Jing." Qianyin came back with her clothes in her arms, casually Dao, while unfolding a pair to show Yun Chang.
"Princess, look, it's this dress, it's water red, and this cloak, princess, this cloak is so beautiful, I have never seen such pure white fox fur before." Qianyin unfolded the cloak, Then he saw the pure white cloak, with a circle of white fur trimmed around the neck, which looked very warm.
Yun Chang nodded, "It's very beautiful, so let's do this."
Qian Yin responded, put her clothes aside, and stood aside waiting for Qin Yi to comb Yun's hair, "However, even if someone is protecting, if Hua Jing reaches the border, the border is so chaotic, if you want to take advantage of the chaos It's not that difficult to take Hua Jing's life, princess, why don't you tell sister Ning Qian, let her go and see if she can find a chance to do it."
Yun Shang smiled slightly, "This is indeed a good opportunity. How could I miss such a good opportunity? However, I must take Hua Jing's life with my own hands. Since she has gone to the border, you can pass on my order to let her die." Ning Qian tried to get her to stay at the border, and after I dealt with the affairs in the palace, I will find a chance to go there."
"In the palace?" Qianyin thought for a while, but didn't think about what else was going on in the palace, so she asked, "Princess, is there anything else going on in the palace? Could it be that the princess wants to wait for the concubine Jin's child to be born safely?" come down?"
Yun Shang shook her head, "I'm confident that the concubine's child will be born safely, and I won't wait that long. The most important thing in this palace now is, of course, the queen's belly... I'm not very happy looking at it. Woolen cloth."
Suddenly there was a strange sound coming from the outer hall, like the sound of tripping over a chair, Yun Shang narrowed her eyes slightly, and Qianyin disappeared into the inner hall in a flash. Pushing it in, "Princess, it's Yazhi, the maid who cleans the side hall."
"The one who cleaned the side hall? Why did the cleaner come to the main hall?" Through the bronze mirror, Yun Shang saw the ordinary-looking woman in the mirror, her face was full of fear, she was hugged by Qianyin, but He kept shaking his head, but could only make a "woo woo woo" sound.
"Let her talk." Yun Shang turned around and said to Qian Yin.
Qianyin let go of her hand covering her mouth, and the maid hurriedly said, "Princess, my servant is wronged. Earlier, a maid asked my servant to bring the teapot to the princess. Princess, this servant didn't hear anything."
Yunshang hooked the corner of her mouth slightly, "Tell her to shut up." Qianyin quickly covered the maid's mouth again, and Yunshang said again, "It's dealt with, just say that she stole the princess' jewelry and was arrested Stopped, hit the wall in a hurry and died."
Qian Yin nodded, and pulled the struggling woman back down. Yun Shang smiled coldly, her eyes were full of interest, "It really made this princess a little interested in tonight's banquet, and I couldn't hold back before it even started. I don't know how exciting it is."
Qin Yi helped Yun Shang insert two simple and elegant magnolia flower hairpins on the bun, took the clothes and helped Yun Shang put them on one by one, and then said, "Qin Meng's preparations are almost done, slave girl yesterday Go and have a look, you practice very seriously."
"In order to be able to climb up, how could she not be serious."
It was getting dark slowly, Yunshang took Qinyi and Qianyin to look at Jinxiu Palace and walked to the gate of Jinxiu Palace, Yunshang discovered that this palace, which had been vacant for many years, was the closest to Qinzheng Palace . Yun Chang naturally knew that Jinxiu Palace was the palace where Concubine Jin used to live, and sighed secretly in her heart, and was about to enter, but saw a purple figure walking from a distance.
Yun Chang's footsteps paused, stood on the steps and watched the purple figure approaching, and then called softly, "Uncle Huang."
King Jing nodded his head, and his eyes stopped on Yunshang for a moment, "It's pretty." After speaking, he walked into the Jinxiu Palace without stopping.
Yun Chang was stunned for a moment, then remembered that he should be talking about the cloak on his body, Qin Yi said that he dedicated the fox fur to his father.
Yun Chang only felt a slight burn on her face, so she lowered her head and entered the Jinxiu Palace. As soon as Fang entered, she heard many concubines chatting around, "This Jinxiu Palace is really beautiful. I see, compared with the empress's Qiwu Palace, There has never been a slight difference.”
"Yes, besides, it's still close to the Emperor's Palace of Qinzheng. I don't know how many favored concubines are able to live here."
Yunshang stood there and listened, and only after a while did she realize that there was someone beside her. Turning her head, she saw Concubine Jin's quiet and gentle side face, with a pensive look in her eyes, Yunshang called "Mother Concubine" in a low voice, Then he felt that several eyes fell on himself and Concubine Jin.
"Today's banquet seems to be extraordinarily lively." Concubine Jin lowered her head, her voice was so low that only Yun Chang standing beside her could hear. After saying this, Concubine Jin raised her head again and led Madam Zheng into the hall.
"Slaves send greetings to all masters, masters, don't stand outside, it's cold today, please come inside, masters." The nun next to Concubine Shu came out from inside, saluted and said loudly road.
The people standing outside walked into the main hall. Both sides of the main hall were filled with tables. However, from the pillars inlaid with jade carvings and the ground in the main hall, one could still see the original prosperity of the palace.
Yun Shang chose to sit down on the second seat on the left, and as soon as she sat down, she saw Prince Jing sitting across from her.
As soon as everyone sat down, the queen walked in, wearing a bright red phoenix robe, with a phoenix hairpin on her head, and a meticulous smile on her face.
Yun Chang looked at her attire, and the corners of her mouth turned up slightly. It was just an ordinary family banquet, and the queen's dress was a bit too grand, presumably because it was a banquet hosted by Concubine Shu, so , she has to come to a blow.
Generally speaking, in this harem, only the queen has the right to hold a banquet. This time, Emperor Ning handed over this power to Concubine Shu. Many people must have fawned on Concubine Shu because of this. When the queen sang this, she just wanted to tell these concubines that Li Yiran was still the one with the highest status in the harem.
"May the queen be blessed and golden safe..." The queen walked to the side of the main seat, turned around, and everyone quickly knelt down to salute her.
The queen's eyes glanced at the people in the palace, and she smiled and said, "Let's be flat, it's just a family banquet, so don't be too restrained."
Everyone stood up, and then sat down. Concubine Shu was sitting first on the left. She raised her head to look at the queen's attire, and said with a smile, "The empress is so beautiful today. I thought she was a queen." The empress will only wear this at important banquets, I never thought that I would be so honored to see it at this small banquet hosted by my concubine, I am really flattered."
When Yun Shang heard this, she raised her eyebrows slightly, and glanced lightly at Prince Jing who was opposite, only to see that he was looking down at the wine glass in his hand, as if he had nothing to do with it. As expected of King Jing's man, although he looks soft and weak on weekdays, his reaction is not slow. Anyone with a discerning eye knew that this was the empress giving her power, but she was able to thank the empress for giving her face with a smile on her face, as if the empress liked this palace banquet very much, so it was so grand.
The queen curled her lips and looked at Concubine Shu, "Concubine Shu is out of touch by saying that. We are both concubines in the harem, and what we do is to serve the emperor well. When I am not pregnant on weekdays, Concubine Shu also helps It has given me a lot of work, now that my body is special, the emperor loves me and does not want me to work harder, these days, Concubine Shu may have to work hard."
Concubine Shu glanced lightly at the queen's stomach, and said with a smile, "Your Majesty, you are welcome, I deserve it."
The queen smiled slightly, then turned her eyes to Concubine Jin on the other side, and said with concern, "Concubine Jin is also pregnant with a dragon fetus, so you should pay more attention to the food at the banquet today." After finishing speaking, the tone of the conversation suddenly changed "As soon as I entered this Jinxiu Palace, I recalled many past events. When I think back, this Jinxiu Palace was your sleeping palace, Concubine Jin. Even if I look at it now, I feel that this Palace is very prosperous. Concubine Jin Look, is it the same as ten years ago?"
Everyone's eyes fell on Concubine Jin, but Concubine Jin smiled calmly, "It's been a long time, and I have forgotten what it was like here at that time, and it's really good if I take a look at it today. Even though it has been put on hold for so many years, it is still very gorgeous, just now when I stood at the gate of the Jinxiu Palace, I realized that this place is only separated from the Emperor's Qinzheng Palace by a garden, and can be seen from a distance."
There was a cold smile in the queen's eyes, but the smile became more and more kind, "Yes, it's a pity that you don't live here anymore."
As soon as the words fell, before seeing Concubine Jin's reaction, a majestic voice sounded at the door, "If Shujin still likes this place, I will let someone clean it up tomorrow, and you can live in whenever you want .”
Everyone hurriedly stood up and saluted, "Long live the emperor, long live, long live."
Emperor Ning walked to the main seat and sat down, "Ping Shen."
After everyone got up and sat down, Emperor Ning said again, "When I came here just now, I stood at the door for a long time, and I always felt that you seemed to have lived here all the time. After thinking about it carefully, I have never let you The reason why people live here is probably because they subconsciously feel that only you are worthy of living in this Palace of Splendid Brilliance, without you, I would not dare to come here."
As soon as the words fell, the queen's expression changed. Yun Chang looked at Concubine Jin, but saw that she lowered her head slightly, as if she was thinking.
After a while, I heard Concubine Jin's soft voice resounding in the palace, "I liked this kind of prosperity when I was young, but now that I'm gone, I like to live in peace. This Jinxiu Palace is too lively."
Seeing the Emperor pampering Concubine Jin so much, the Empress was unhappy at first, but seeing Concubine Jin rejecting it, it was more like a stick in her throat. Then he smiled and said, "Concubine Jin is doing well in Qiwu Palace now. When Concubine Jin gives birth to a child, I will let Concubine Jin choose the palace in this palace. Anyway, the emperor loves Concubine Jin, so it is Absolutely will not give up."
Emperor Ning turned his head and looked at the queen, with a meaningful smile on his face, "That's natural."
The queen was startled for a moment, and it took her a while to realize that the palace in this palace also included her Qiwu Palace. What the emperor meant was that if Concubine Jin wanted her Qiwu Palace, he would definitely give it to her.
The queen only felt a coolness spreading from behind, eroding her body inch by inch, deep into the bone marrow.
Seeing this, Concubine Shu smiled and stood up, "Your Majesty, every banquet in the past was some song and dance performance, and I want to play a new one today."
Emperor Ning raised his eyebrows when he heard the words, and said with a smile, "Fresh? Concubine Shu, tell me."
"What I want to do is to play a game in the way of beating drums to pass flowers. I prepared hydrangeas. The drummer turned his back to us. He started beating the drums and stopped as he wished. When the drums stopped, who owns the hydrangeas? Who will give us a talent show, what does the emperor think?" Concubine Shu said softly.
Emperor Ning nodded with a smile, "Concubine Shu's idea is good, it's quite interesting."
"The concubine started. Now that we are sitting, we can just circle around to form a circle that is not too round. Why don't the emperor and empress come to participate in one, it's more interesting." The two rows of tables moved to form a circle.
Emperor Ning nodded, "Okay, I and the queen will also come to participate."
"The hydrangea is in the hands of the concubine, so it starts from the concubine's body, everyone is ready." Concubine Shu raised her hand, patted it, and the drum sounded, and Concubine Shu quickly handed the hydrangea to Yunshang, Yun Chang froze slightly, and passed the hydrangea to the next one.
The hydrangea turned around quickly, the drum stopped, and the hydrangea fell into the hands of a woman in Tsing Yi. Concubine Shu smiled and said, "Concubine Lan is going to make a big start today, I don't know what Concubine Lan is going to perform?"
The woman in Tsing Yi was not restrained, and said with a smile, "I don't have any talents that I can show. I can only play a few pieces of music, but I'm not very good at it. Let's play a song, and I hope you don't laugh at me."
As soon as Lan Guifei finished speaking, a court lady quickly moved up to the piano table, set up the piano, Lan Guifei played a piece, it was exactly as she said, there was nothing special about it.
After Lan Guifei played the piano, the drums rang again, and this time, the hydrangea fell into Qin Meng's hands.
Yun Shang slightly evoked a smile, looking at Qin Meng with a bit of interest in her eyes. Qin Meng seemed a little nervous, and when she stood up, she poured down a wine glass on the table.
Concubine Shu covered her mouth and smiled and said, "It seems that Meng Changzai is a little nervous, I wonder what talent Meng Changzai will bring us today?"
Qin Meng lowered her head, thought for a while, and then said, "Let's dance while I am alone."
Concubine Shu nodded, "Okay, there is such a place in the middle, you can dance here. However, there are some shortcomings in dancing without music. I heard that Prince Jing is very good at playing, why don't you ask Prince Jing for a favor? , play a song?"