In the Changchun Palace, Fumei stood behind Concubine Ming and rubbed her shoulders for Concubine Ming, "Look at me, this Princess Yunshang is nothing more than that, she is too delicate, I stayed there that day for so long After a while, I heard her coughing all the time, moreover, she is still young, she can only act like a baby with court ladies, I feel that she is far worse than Princess Huajing."
Concubine Ming closed her eyes, sighed and said, "Your eyesight is far worse than that of the empress. Aijia has been watching all the time when she was not in charge of the harem before. Everyone in this palace is more or less Only this Yunshang can see her true nature, every time I look at it, I feel that what I see is different, such a person should be the most guarded against."
A sarcasm flashed in Li Fuyi's eyes, but he lowered his head obediently, and said softly, "Yes, I should pay more attention to it."
"Your father sent you to the palace. He has several plans. One is that your sister is recuperating and mourning for her old age. There are some things that need to be done by someone. None of them are vegetarians, and you have to help out when your sister recovers. No matter the front court or the harem, it must belong to our Li family." The corners of Concubine Ming's mouth curled up slightly, with a look of planning.
"Yes, before Fuyi entered the palace, my father had already explained to Fuyi that Fuyi will definitely do his best to help his sister and aunt." Li Fuyi smiled very gently.
Concubine Ming straightened up, waved her hands, and asked Li Fuyi to stop, "It seems that this Princess Yunshang, the Ai family has to find a chance to meet in person for a while."
In Qingxin Hall, Qin Yi opened the door curtain and walked in, breathlessly said, "Princess, it's snowing outside, this is the first snow this year, I think Concubine Ming will come to invite the princess to have a small gathering later gone."
"First snow?" Yunshang was taken aback. It turned out that the snow at the border had fallen earlier than in the capital. "What day is it today?"
"It's the thirteenth day of the twelfth lunar month." Qin Yi said with a smile.
The thirteenth day of the twelfth lunar month, by the way, is the thirteenth day of the twelfth lunar month. Yun Chang smiled, put her hands on her stomach, and the corners of her mouth curled into a slight smile.
"By the way, princess, I heard that Princess Huajing went back to the princess mansion last night. If there was a banquet today, Princess Huajing would probably come, but I don't know why, Princess Huajing was so confused. The palace is here to pay respects to the empress, maybe she doesn't know that something has happened to the empress." Qin Yi smiled and took out a big cloak to tidy up.
How could he not know, of course he knew. Right now, Hua Jing should be very proud, thinking that Cangjue Qingsu's request for marriage has been delivered to the father's table, thinking that maybe I should marry far away soon. No idea, Hua Jing knew that what was written in the letter was her own reaction.
"Princess, just now the maid Bi'er next to Concubine Ming came to send a message, saying that it's snowing today, and according to the usual practice, there will be a family banquet in the palace. Let the princess prepare well and go to the Plum Shadow Pavilion for the banquet later." He walked in from the outside, and said with a smile, seeing only Qin Yi was there, he walked in, and said softly, "Princess, this servant just saw that the attendant in the palace chatted with Bi'er for a while, that servant, before this servant Haven't seen it."
"Oh?" Yun Chang raised her eyes to look at Qin Yi, Qin Yi smiled and said, "The attendant is new, but it is not sent by Ming Dowager, but sent by the emperor, every palace has sent One."
Yun Shang nodded, "Ming Concubine has not presided over the affairs of the harem for a long time, maybe it was specially arranged by the father, just keep an eye on it, since it is sent by the father, there should be no problem, but it is not our own , still need to pay attention."
The snow was getting heavier and heavier, Yun Chang was lying by the window, looking at the snow outside, a little lost in thought.
"Princess, the snow doesn't mean to stop yet, why don't we go there first, it will be difficult to walk when the snow is heavy." Qin Yi also stretched out her head to look, and said to Yun Shang.
Yun Chang nodded, and let Qin Yi help her get dressed, put on a big cloak, and walked out holding an umbrella. The Plum Shadow Pavilion is in a relatively remote place in the west of the palace, but there are many plum blossoms planted there , every winter is very suitable for watching snow and plum blossoms. To go to Meiying Pavilion, you have to pass through a bamboo forest. Yunshang walked in the bamboo forest, listening to the sound of "creaking" and "creaking" when stepping on the snow under her feet. Suddenly, she only heard a cat meowing, and a white mass Then she rushed towards Yunshang, Yunshang saw that Qianyin who was holding an umbrella for her was about to make a move, so she screamed quickly, grabbed Qianyin's hand, and fell backwards.
A group of people fell to the ground, Yunshang leaned into Qianyin's ear and said, "There are people around, don't act rashly."
Qianyin quickly got up and screamed, "Princess, how are you? Princess..." Hurriedly helped Yunshang up, Yunshang frowned, seemed unable to hold back her cough, and coughed violently while rubbing her chest up. After a long while, I raised my hand and shook it lightly, "It's okay, I'm fine."
Qinyi and Qianyin hurriedly confirmed that Yunshang was fine, and turned their heads to look at the white mass. It turned out to be a cat, a snow-white cat shivering from the cold.
Qianyin frowned and said, "Where did the wild cat come from, it disturbed the princess..."
Yun Shang smiled slightly, "What do you do with a cat? Judging by the color of this fur, which concubine should raise it, it looks so beautiful. Look at it, it's so cold, it's almost unbearable." Then he said to Qin Yi, "Hold it up, I'm not in good health, I can't touch a cat, and I'll cough violently if I touch it, take it with you, and ask whose little guy this is at the banquet later. "
Qin Yi nodded, leaned over and hugged the cat. Qianyin quickly picked up the umbrella that had been thrown aside, shook off the snow on the umbrella, and then supported Yunshang to continue towards Meiying Pavilion.
When we arrived at the Meiying Pavilion, several concubines also came. Qin Yi and Li Fuyi had arrived, and the other concubines were all familiar faces. Yun Chang smiled at them, but Hearing "Hey", it was Li Fuyi's voice, "Princess, where did the cat in your maid's hand come from? Why is it so similar to the ingot of the empress dowager?"
Yun Chang smiled slightly and said, "I just picked it up on the road. Seeing how it was shivering, I asked the maid to bring it back. Since it belongs to the Empress Dowager, I will return it to the Empress Dowager later. .”
Li Fuyi smiled and said, "This cat was given to the concubine by the emperor a few days ago. The concubine dotes on this cat very tightly, but she doesn't restrict it too much. I just want to see it on weekdays." Go wherever you go."
Just as he was talking, a voice came from outside, "The empress dowager is here."
Yunshang stood up and saluted with all the concubines, and then heard an old but majestic voice, "Get up. Today is a family banquet, so don't be too restrained. "
Only then did everyone get up, and Yun Chang raised her eyes to look at the old woman who was walking slowly, and saw that she was wearing a purple palace dress, her face was a little wrinkled, but her facial features were profound, and she must have been a beauty when she was young , although she is nearly sixty, she looks like a woman in her forties.
Concubine Ming went to the upper seat and sat down, her eyes flicked across everyone, and fell on Yunshang, she squinted her eyes for a while, then smiled and said, "This is Yunshang, come here and let the Ai family take a good look at it. I even hugged you, and you have grown into a beauty in the blink of an eye."
Yun Chang lowered her head and smiled slightly, stood up, and walked to Concubine Ming, "Shang'er greets the concubine, Chang'er was in Ningguo Temple a few days ago, and Abbot Dewuna presented a string of Buddhist beads of Xingyue Bodhi. I heard that the concubine also believes in Buddhism, so she brought them here." After speaking, Qianyin hurriedly stepped forward to hand over the beads, and Yun Chang smiled and said, "Abbot Wuna said, this beads will ensure safety and longevity."
Concubine Ming smiled slightly, took the Buddhist bead, looked at it in her hand and said, "Good boy, it's all in the first month, good, good."
Seeing this, Li Fuyi quickly stood up with a smile and said, "Is the imperial concubine's ingot missing? Just now Princess Yunshang saw it on the road and said it was too cold, so she quickly hugged her."
Ming Dowager heard the words, turned her eyes to look at the nanny next to her, "Mommy, where is Yuanbao?"
The nanny said quickly, "I was busy preparing for the palace banquet earlier, so I didn't pay attention."
Yun Shang smiled and asked Qin Yi to bring the cat over, "Madam Taifei, look at this one? Just now, Chang'er saw it in the bamboo forest. It snowed heavily, but it was froze."
Concubine Ming glanced at the cat in Qinyi's hand, smiled and said, "Isn't it Yuanbao? This little guy knows how to run around all day long. Fortunately, you brought it back. Otherwise, where would I find it?"
The nanny quickly took the cat from Qin Yi's hand, and Concubine Ming stretched out her hand to hold the cat in her arms. The cat was trembling, as if it hadn't calmed down yet. Concubine Ming smiled and said, "It's really cold." It's over, I haven't slowed down yet. Chang'er came to pet it, the cat's fur is very comfortable to touch. "
Yun Chang was stunned for a while, with a bit of hesitation on his face, and after a while, he stretched out his hand and touched the cat's back, but quickly retracted, and began to cough, "It's very good."
Concubine Ming quickly handed the cat to the nanny, looked at Yunshang with concern and said, "What's wrong? But you don't feel well?"
Yunshang coughed badly and had no energy to answer, but Qianyin hurriedly said, "Princess is weak, and she feels a little uncomfortable with cat fur. Whenever she touches a cat, she will cough."
Concubine Ming frowned when she heard the words, and said hastily, "You child, why don't you know how to say something."
"The emperor is here..." The servant's shrill voice suddenly came from outside, dragging on for a long time, and everyone hurriedly got up to salute, "Long live my emperor, long live, long live..."
"Pingshen." Emperor Ning's voice came, and Yun Chang stood up, still coughing slightly. When he came back to his senses, he saw that Emperor Ning came with Concubine Jin, and he hadn't seen him for more than a month. Concubine Jin is gone, Concubine Jin's stomach is indeed a lot more bulging than before Yun Chang left, a smile flashed in Yun Chang's eyes.
"What's wrong with Chang'er? Why is she coughing all the time? But she doesn't feel well? Do you want to call the imperial doctor?" Ning Emperor hurriedly said when he saw that Yun Shang's face was flushed from coughing.
Yun Chang smiled and said, "Father, Chang'er is fine. Today is the first snow. It's a good day. What do you want the imperial doctor to do?"
After Yun Chang finished speaking, she bowed to Concubine Ming and returned to her seat.
Qin Meng's eyes circled around everyone before she said with a smile, "I heard that Princess Huajing has returned to the imperial city, so I thought I could see you today, why didn't Princess Huajing come?"
Yun Chang's eyes fell on Emperor Ning's face, but seeing a flash of hostility in his eyes, he smiled and did not speak. It was Concubine Ming who said, "Perhaps I didn't find a son-in-law, so I don't want to come because I feel sad. Jing'er is also a poor person, she encountered such a thing at a young age, and it doesn't feel good for anyone. Damn Yelang country for paying attention to Ning country, but fighting is always bad, and I don't know when this war will stop."
Emperor Ning smiled and said, "Mother and concubine, don't worry, I received a letter from the third prince of Yelang Kingdom a few days ago, hoping to make peace with Ning Kingdom and form an ally."
"Marriage?" Concubine Ming murmured, her eyes fell aside as if she didn't listen to what they said at all, Yun Shang, who had been lowering her head and covering her mouth and coughing softly, Ningguo only had two princesses, and Hua Jing already had a son-in-law. If so, it must be Princess Yunshang.
What she can think of, other people can naturally think of. For a while, everyone's eyes fell on Yun Shang. Emperor Ning smiled and said, "I have already written a letter to invite the third prince of Yelang Kingdom to come to the imperial city to discuss the marriage. Not only the Yelang Kingdom, but also the envoys of Xia Kingdom are already on the way. I am afraid they have the same purpose. There will probably be a banquet of the Three Kingdoms after the spring, so let’s talk about it later.”
Seeing that Emperor Ning didn't want to talk any more, Concubine Ming called a musician to play the music. The music started, and the maid came in with drinks and dishes. After the dishes were prepared, Emperor Ning stood up and said, "Although the first snow this year is a little later than in previous years, it is still here. The auspicious snow heralds a good harvest. I hope that Ningguo will be prosperous and prosperous in the coming year, and we will be happy and happy..."
Everyone quickly raised their glasses and said some auspicious words. The atmosphere was good, but they heard a "meow", and the white cat in the arms of the mother who was staying next to Concubine Ming suddenly bristled and rushed towards Li Fu. Yi jumped over...
The cat's claws scratched out a long bloodstain on Li Fuyi's neck, and only heard a scream of "Ah...", Li Fuyi fell down, and the direction in which he fell happened to be...
It is the direction of Concubine Jin.
A cold light flashed in Yun Chang's eyes, but only a black figure flashed by, and Li Fuyi fell heavily to the ground. Yun Chang raised her eyes and saw Concubine Jin leaning on the arms of a woman in black.
"Who is it?" Concubine Ming cried out in alarm.
Emperor Ning frowned, stepped forward and said, "It's my shadow guard, I specially arranged to protect Concubine Jin personally." Emperor Ning took Concubine Jin from the arms of the woman in black, held her in his arms, and asked After a few words, he raised his head, his eyes were full of anger, "Where did this cat come from?"
The maid at the side quickly helped Li Fuyi who was lying on the ground in a mess. Li Fuyi seemed to be in shock, and quickly sat on the chair, panting heavily.
"This is the cat that the emperor gave to Ai's family. Has the emperor forgotten?" Concubine Ming frowned, and winked at the nurse next to her. The nurse wanted to catch the cat, but saw that the cat was still With bristling hair, he bent his body and spun around viciously, as if ready to attack at any time.
"You still haven't caught it?" Ningdi frowned, and the servants at the side quickly rushed up to catch the cat.
Concubine Ming frowned and said, "This cat is usually very docile, why did it suddenly go berserk today?"
A concubine who Yunshang couldn't even pronounce her name sitting next to her suddenly said, "It seems that the cat was brought by Princess Yunshang's maid, didn't she eat something unclean, or Smell something unclean?"
Yun Shang smiled and didn't speak, but Qin Yi couldn't help standing up and said, "Princess Cai also picked up this cat in the bamboo forest in front, and this cat also jumped out suddenly, throwing the princess to the ground , the princess can’t touch a cat, but she saw that it was too cold and its coat was neat, so she thought it must be someone’s cat, so she brought it here, and there was nothing to feed along the way, how to eat it? How to smell it?”
"The concubine doesn't know about it, but I have seen this ingot several times in the concubine's palace. She is so docile. Why did she suddenly go berserk and turn towards Fumei?" The concubine raised her eyebrows.
"I don't care who the cat is, where it came from, or what it ate. If it bumps into Concubine Jin, it will be a death penalty. Someone, kill the cat and give it to the imperial doctor for a proper examination." Emperor Ning frowned, too lazy Hearing these women chattering there, he raised his voice.
Seeing Concubine Ming lower her face slightly, Yunshang seemed a little displeased.
A good palace banquet caused panic again.
Concubine Jin yawned, and said softly, "I'm tired, I'll go back to Qiwu Palace to rest."
Emperor Ning nodded, and said, "Be careful." Then he turned his head to Zheng Gonggong and said, "Let the person carrying you out carefully step." After speaking, he said to the woman in black, "You also follow .”
Concubine Jin walked away casually, Li Fuyi sat on the chair, the wound on his neck was still oozing blood. Yun Chang coughed slightly and said, "Ren Fumei's neck is still hurt, pass it on to the imperial physician."
After a while, the imperial doctor ran over, looked at Fumei's wound for a long time, and said, "Hey, it's really strange, this wound seems to be dyed with some kind of spice, this spice will make it difficult to heal the wound, and it's still hard to heal. It would be disturbing."
"Spice? Restlessness?" Emperor Ning frowned, "What if the cat gets infected?"
The imperial physician quickly said, "I'm afraid it will go crazy, this spice has a strong temper, animals will go crazy if they get it."
Yun Chang smiled slightly, and suddenly remembered that when she was reborn not long ago, the Queen invited Taoist priests to exorcise her, and the animals went crazy. Woolen cloth.
Emperor Ning pondered for a moment, and then said, "Then you come and smell it, who here has the smell of this spice."
The imperial doctor quickly responded, "That humble minister has offended all the masters." As he said that, he smelled the smells of everyone one by one. After a pause, he took a sharp breath and turned his head to look at Emperor Ning, "Your Majesty, it's the smell of this master..."