Prince Jing was slightly taken aback by this protruding request, and subconsciously looked at Yunshang, seeing her nodding towards him, and looking at the queen sitting next to Emperor Ning. Queen? Prince Jing narrowed his eyes slightly, then stood up, "Brother Emperor, this is a bit unfair, obviously the hydrangea ball is not here with my younger brother, so why is it like punishing my younger brother instead."
Emperor Ning laughed loudly, "Concubine Shu is right, it's just you."
Prince Jing was a little helpless, and sighed, "Brother Huang also booed, and it would be fine to let my younger brother play the flute to accompany Meng Changzai to dance, but my younger brother has to drag one person into the water, can the younger brother allow it?"
Emperor Ning nodded, "Since the younger brother has said so, then there is no reason why he should not allow it. Tell me, the one in the palace is up to you."
Prince Jing nodded, swept around the hall, and stretched out his hand with a smile, "Brother Emperor, I want Princess Huiguo to play a song with me."
Yun Shang raised her head in astonishment, but saw that Prince Jing had a rare smile in his eyes, but the smile was full of teasing.
Everyone's eyes fell on Yun Chang, and Emperor Ning smiled and said, "Accordingly, I agreed to you just now, but, in my impression, Chang'er doesn't know the rhythm. Brother, are you sure you want Chang'er?" ?”
Prince Jing turned his eyes to Yunshang, "This song must be her."
This song, must she? Yun Shang was a little dazed, thinking of the name of the planned song, her heart suddenly hung up, what did Prince Jing mean
"Then, Chang'er, come and play a song with your uncle." Emperor Ning turned his head to Yun Shang and said.
Yun Chang was silent for a moment, and then responded softly, "Yes."
Prince Jing's Xiao was with him, a green jade flute and a ready-made qin, the qin that Concubine Lan Gui just played is still there. Yun Chang stood up, walked to the piano table and sat down.
As soon as he sat down, the flute sounded first.
Everyone in the hall was shocked, it was actually a song "Phoenix Seeking the Phoenix".
The sound of the flute lowered slightly, and Yun Chang's hand moved accordingly, and the sound of the piano poured out, which matched the sound of the flute seamlessly.
Qin Meng walked to the center of the hall, bent slightly, and danced lightly, raising her hands and lowering her waist, showing her charm. The rouge red dress on her body seemed to be faintly shining, accompanied by Qin Meng's dancing, like the posture of a phoenix flying.
At the end of the song, everyone seemed to be immersed in the music and dancing, and no one made a sound for a long time.
"It's such an honor for me to have Prince Jing and Princess Huiguo as my accompaniment. I would like to thank you both." Instead, Qin Meng bowed gracefully to Prince Jing and Yun Shang.
Only then did Emperor Ning come to his senses, clapped his hands quickly and said, "Okay!" He didn't know whether he was talking about dancing or music.
Emperor Ning looked at Prince Jing, but saw that his eyes had been quietly falling on Yun Shang. Emperor Ning frowned, Prince Jing and Chang'er...
Almost everyone in the hall was exploring the sentence "This song must be her", "Phoenix Seeking the Phoenix", which was originally a song for love, but King Jing said that it must be Yunshang.
It's just that everyone is thinking, but no one dares to ask, including Yunshang.
"Meng often dances here. I feel that no one can catch up with me. I don't know that Princess Huiguo can play the qin very well. Everyone says that Prince Jing's flute sound is outstanding, but Huiguo just now The princess and King Jing's qin sound are in harmony, but there is no trace of inferiority, it is really amazing."
"Yes, I didn't expect that Chang'er learned a lot in this Ningguo Temple. I should thank Abbot Wu." Emperor Ning looked at Yun Shang with a smile, but he thought of Concubine Jin in his heart. The appearance of Chang just playing the piano has a bit of the charm of Concubine Jin.
Concubine Shu smiled and said, "After this world-shattering dance, I feel that there is no need to continue playing this game. However, fortunately, the dishes prepared by this concubine today also have some characteristics. Your Majesty, how about Let's serve."
Emperor Ning nodded, "Okay, today's banquet is hosted by you, everything is up to you."
Concubine Shu clapped her hands again, and a group of court ladies filed in. On the plate held by the court ladies was a bowl with a cute baby on it. In the bowl was longan lotus seed and peanut soup. Concubine Shu smiled and said, "Your Majesty, Today's small banquet is to celebrate the empress and concubine Jin's pregnancy, and the concubine prepared this dish of longan lotus seeds and peanut soup. I hope the two sisters can have a precious son."
Emperor Ning laughed loudly when he heard the words, "Okay, it seems that Concubine Shu really put a lot of thought into this bowl, you should drink it."
Concubine Shu waved her hand, and the maids put the white fungus and lily seed soup on each table in a well-trained manner, and then retreated after putting it away. Then another group of maids came in with trays, each of which contained a big jujube stewed mandarin fish.
"Prince Jing is about to go on an expedition. I specially ordered someone to make this mandarin fish. I hope that Prince Jing will return soon." Concubine Shu looked at Prince Jing with a smile, and then turned to look at Emperor Ning, " The following dishes are no different from the usual ones, Your Majesty, look, are you still satisfied?"
Emperor Ning smiled and said, "That's right, since these two dishes have such a special meaning, everyone should eat them well, and don't disappoint Concubine Shu's painstaking efforts." The wine cup, "I'm very happy today. Concubine Jin and the Empress are pregnant. Although Prince Jing hasn't set off yet, I believe that my younger brother will definitely return in triumph. Do it!"
Everyone hurriedly responded a few times, picked up the wine on the table and drank it up.
Yun Shang ate a mouthful of mandarin fish, took another sip of lotus seed soup, but frowned slightly, straightened up and whispered something to Qianyin, Qianyin nodded, then retreated to the end, and quietly left the Palace of Splendid Beauty .
The music gradually started, and when everyone saw that Emperor Ning started to drink, they no longer restrained themselves, and toasted each other. For a moment, the Splendid Palace was full of voices.
After drinking for three rounds, they heard Emperor Ning's laughter. Everyone looked at Emperor Ning, who was above the main seat, and saw that he was talking to Prince Jing, with joyful expressions on his brows and eyes. Prince Jing drank a few cups with Emperor Ning, then retreated to his seat.
Emperor Ning stepped down from the throne with a smile, pulled Concubine Shu and said, "I am very happy today, the queen is also pregnant. However, since the queen is pregnant, she should rest assured to raise the baby. This is a trivial matter in the harem." , let Concubine Shu handle it, by the way, empress, you can give your empress seal to Concubine Shu, it will be more convenient for her to do things."
Immediately, the Jinxiu Palace, which was still noisy just now, suddenly quieted down. The Queen was drinking lotus seed soup. Hearing this, she raised her head in astonishment, "Your Majesty, what did you say?"
Emperor Ning smiled and said, "Concubine Shu's small banquet today is very good, and she acts very properly on weekdays. The queen is pregnant, so don't worry about it, wait for the child to be born, and then give the queen's seal Give it back to you."
The empress only felt a sudden shock in her heart, and pulled a smile on her face with great difficulty, "The emperor is very right, the concubine's body will become more and more cumbersome after a while, if it is really difficult to manage the harem , if this is the case, I will trouble Concubine Shu."
Concubine Shu's eyebrows and eyes were full of smiles. Hearing this, she quickly stood up and walked to the middle of the hall, saying, "I thank the emperor and empress for their love, and I will do my best."
Yun Chang subconsciously looked at King Jing who was sitting opposite her. Today's appearance, I don't know how much of it was his instruction. He was about to leave the imperial city, but Concubine Shu was promoted. Now that Concubine Shu is in charge of the entire harem, it will be much easier for him if he wants to do something.
People who live in this harem know best how to step on the low and hold the high. Maybe tomorrow, the palace will change its appearance.
The hall gradually became noisy again, and several concubines had moved towards Concubine Shu calmly and slowly, Yun Shang smiled, raised her head and drank a glass of wine, and saw Qianyin standing at the door, Yun Shang After pondering for a moment, seeing that no one seemed to notice him, he quietly left the hall with Qin Yi.
"Princess, the servant gave the medicine you gave to the servant. The servant has asked the maid to quietly put it in the meal of the concubine Jin. The maid said that seeing the concubine Jin take it with her own eyes, it should be fine." Qianyin said softly.
Qin Yi helped Yunshang put on the cloak, Yunshang nodded, and walked out of Jinxiu Palace, "That's good, although I gave my mother and concubine some medicine to protect the child, but I still don't feel relieved, Concubine Shu's way of administering the medicine today is very subtle, it is not easy for people to notice, I am afraid... "
"There is no medicine in Concubine Jin's bowl." Suddenly a deep voice came from behind, Yun Chang was startled, turned her head, and saw Prince Jing's face appearing behind her, Qian Yin and Qin came from beside her According to a soft laugh, but after a while, the two disappeared.
Prince Jing slightly hooked the corners of his lips, "This king has already greeted Concubine Shu, the child in Concubine Jin's stomach cannot move. Today she wanted to give it to the queen, but this king has already told her concubine Say it, don’t do it like that.”
Yun Chang froze for a moment, but didn't speak.
"You know quite a lot. Concubine Shu's method of administering medicine is very difficult to detect, but you still know it once you taste it." Prince Jing said softly.
Yun Chang lowered her head, with a smile on the corner of her mouth, "Concubine Shu has indeed worked hard, no wonder she has never missed a shot before, and the father is now in his forties, and he has not yet had a son. However, the hydrangea was passed to me earlier. When I held it in my hands, I smelled a faint smell of saffron. Although it was covered by incense, it still had a faint smell. Angelica was put in the lotus seed soup, and motherwort was put in the mandarin fish. They seem to be medicines for nourishing qi and nourishing blood, but if they are combined with saffron, they have only one effect, that is, to make people abort their children quietly. Moreover, this method will not cause people to get angry on the spot and make people look I thought it was because of my weakness..."
King Jing clapped his hands when he heard the words, "That's right, this king has underestimated you." After a pause, he continued, "Princess Huajing has left the imperial city, so your threat in this palace is much less, but it's still normal. Don’t be careless, people like the Li family are not vegetarians. If I meet Hua Jing at the border, do I need you to deal with her?”
Yun Shang laughed out loud when she heard the words, "Uncle Huang, she is also your niece. Thank you Uncle Huang for his kindness, but, Hua Jing, I will definitely take her life with my own hands."
"I have investigated it. You and Hua Jing don't seem to have any deep hatred. Why do you..." Prince Jing looked puzzled.
Yun Chang smiled, "Who said there is no deep hatred, between me and her, there is no mutual hatred, and we will never die."
Prince Jing shook his head, "You look good when you are fierce." After a pause, he sighed again, "Tomorrow the Japanese king will go to war, you are in the palace, take good care of yourself."
Yun Chang was stunned for a moment, unable to react, still thinking that something was wrong with King Jing today, and then heard him say, "It's the first time this king doesn't want to go to war so much, that's all, it's cold in the middle of the night. some time."
Then he turned and left.
Yun Shang was still in a daze, and didn't understand why King Jing suddenly said this to herself today. When King Jing's figure gradually disappeared into the darkness, Yun Shang suddenly remembered that she hadn't asked him what he meant by the words he said in front of everyone at the banquet in Jinxiu Palace. .
When Yunshang returned to Qingxin Palace, Qinyi and Qianyin kept looking at her secretly. Whenever Yunshang turned her head to look at the two of them, they quickly turned their eyes away again.
"You guys have been watching me furtively today, since I came back, tell me, what's the matter." Yun Chang said with a straight face.
Qin Yi and Qian Yin were not afraid of Yun Shang at all, Qin Yi smiled and said, "Even though King Jing is a bit colder, he is a good person, but he is a bit older, but these years, he has always been the same person. He never had a wife or concubine, before the servants followed the princess to Prince Jing's mansion, and they never even saw a maid inside, such a person, if he likes someone, he must be very loyal."
Qianyin also took up the quarrel, "Your servant looks good, I heard that Prince Jing is very good at martial arts, and he is proficient in all aspects of marching and formation. I look at it, and I am very suitable for the princess."
Yun Shang kept thinking about all the abnormalities of King Jing today, and was teased by the two girls again, frowned and said, "What are you thinking, he is my uncle, uncle."
Qin Yi smiled and said, "It's not her own, it should be fine."
Seeing the two people looking at her with bright eyes, Yun Shang was speechless, waved her hand and said, "Go, go, go, what are you thinking all day long, believe it or not, I will find someone to marry the two of you gone."
The two begged for mercy.
Yun Chang didn't pay much attention to it, and fell asleep early, but tossed and turned, unable to fall asleep, thinking of what King Jing said over and over again in her mind.
However, Yunshang knew that she was definitely not the only one who couldn't sleep tonight, at least there was the queen.
In Qiwu Palace, the queen's bedroom was indeed still lit. The queen was sitting on a chair, with a room full of people kneeling in front of her.
"Good concubine Shu, I treat her today just to show off in front of the emperor, but I don't know that her purpose is to get the queen's seal in Bengong's hand. Give it to her, right? What a good trick! What a scheming!" The queen was so angry that she patted the table with her hand, and the people kneeling below kowtowed repeatedly, "The empress, calm down..."
"Calm down, the emperor asked me to give the Queen's seal to Concubine Shu, how can I calm down, maybe in a short time, this Qiwu Palace will have to be replaced, when Concubine Shu is a virtuous and virtuous concubine, you don't have to do this Kneeling and begging her to appease her anger, you must be the happiest." The queen smiled coldly, her eyes swept over the kneeling crowd.
Everyone said again and again, "Slaves (servants) dare not."
The queen snorted, "Go down, there is still one living in this Qiwu Palace, if she hears that I lost my temper here today, she will be so happy, so get out of here."
Everyone hurriedly ran out, only Xiu Xin was left.
Xiuxin sighed, stood up, rubbed the Queen's hand in her own, and said softly, "Madam, I have been by your side for more than twenty years, and I can see your hard work. I know your It's not easy, it's just, ma'am, we've overcome so many hurdles. This time, it's just an ordinary hurdle, and we passed it in one step. It's not so easy to manage the harem, ma'am Why be angry. Just follow what the emperor said, and give the seal to Concubine Shu in front of the emperor, and the emperor will definitely praise your empress for her generosity. However, if the empress gave the seal to Concubine Shu, she would not be able to manage the harem Well, at that time, if Concubine Shu's plan fails, the Emperor will naturally be disappointed in her, and I will never think about it like this again, and Empress Yu is also very good."
The queen supported her forehead, and said softly, "Why doesn't this palace know this truth, it's just that this palace feels uncomfortable."
Xiuxin walked behind Concubine Shu and helped her rub her shoulders, "Your Majesty should be happy, the emperor is concerned about you, thinking that you are pregnant, naturally raising a baby is the most important thing..."
The queen put her hand on her lower abdomen, and smiled wryly, "But this palace..."
Halfway through the conversation, he couldn't say anything, and after a long while, he sighed leisurely, "It's okay, I swallowed this breath. The most urgent thing for me now is Concubine Jin's swollen belly. To get rid of that confidant's serious trouble, so what if you endure it for so long, Concubine Shu, after I deal with Concubine Jin, I will naturally deal with her slowly."
The queen held her forehead, as if she had lost all the strength in her body, "Did father send you a message? What happened to Jing'er?"
Xiu Xin quickly responded, "The prime minister has sent a message, saying that he has sent people to chase after him, and the border has also arranged for people to respond."
The queen nodded, "Father's complexion will not be too good, he is disgusted after all, Jing'er is a girl, and the only use of a girl for father is to marry, but Jing'er is making trouble like this, no wonder father will be angry."
Xiuxin didn't answer, and after a long time, the queen said again, "When my palace was in charge of the harem before, Concubine Jin lived in Qiwu Palace, and I couldn't find a chance to do anything. Now, Concubine Shu is in charge of the harem, but It also happened to create an opportunity for Ben Gong.”
Xiu Xin's hand paused slightly, and said with a smile, "What the empress said is very true."
A light flashed in the queen's eyes, "Tomorrow you will go to the House of Internal Affairs, Shangxiangge, Shangyi Bureau, and Shangshan Bureau's managers are all coming to see me, I have to explain the matter to them, So I can tell them to obey Concubine Shu..."