The prince's mood improved a lot all of a sudden, and he didn't feel annoyed when he heard the words. Instead, he nodded his head and said "yes", and said, "Yes, the food is getting cold, let's eat first!"
"Yes, please, my lord!" The concubine was very happy, and her heart was bursting with joy.
The next day, Concubine Wang came to her and told her that she had invited Lu Xiaoshu to the East Palace that day, and the reason why Princess Qinglan would follow her soon after was because Liao Yuanyuan was busy looking for her. The implication is to give Liao Yuanyuan a warning.
The last thing the Crown Princess wants to mention now is what happened that day. Because of that, she was almost reprimanded by the Queen. Fortunately, the Crown Prince helped her stop it!
So the Crown Princess didn't listen to her words at all, but scolded her instead.
The Crown Princess scolded her as well, and it wasn't the first time for Wang Fangfei to be scolded by her, originally it was fine, but at that time there were two or three other concubines of the Crown Prince present, and afterwards they used this to tease Wang Fang face to face Concubine, teasing her that although she is the princess's own sister, it's actually not that bad.
Concubine Wang was very annoyed, not only hated Lu Xiaoshu even more, even Liao Yuanyuan and Princess Qinglan were also angry. I couldn't hold my breath anymore, and I couldn't help thinking of "wait and see".
A few days before the Mid-Autumn Festival, Zhou Shizhi finally rushed back to the capital from Qilin Villa.
The first thing he did was to find Lu Xiaoshu.
Looking at her smile, listening to her giggling and chatting with him, Zhou Shizhi talked to her with a smile on his lips, but his heart was inevitably bitter: this is the woman he had long recognized, but he was given to her by others. I'm thinking about it!
Not only was he thinking about it, but he had been calculating it step by step quietly!
When Lu Xiaoshu heard that he came back from Qilin Villa, he sighed with a smile: "It's a pity, my master still has to accompany my wife! It would be great if they could come too! My father must miss him too! They haven't seen each other for a long time That's right! By the way, how is my teacher's wife now? She should be giving birth soon!"
Listening to her words, Zhou Shizhi felt extremely at ease, and answered her one by one with a smile, but looked at her with erratic and absent-minded eyes.
Lu Xiaoshu, who was talking to him, soon noticed it, stretched out his hand and shook his fingers in front of him, and said with a smile: "What's wrong with you? Why are you always in a daze? What are you thinking! Go back for a while I lost my mind during the trip, did something happen over there? Or are you tired all the way?"
"Xiao Shu," Zhou Shizhi didn't answer her, but stared at her unblinkingly with his eyes open, and said seriously: "This year's August 15th, the emperor said earlier that he would have fun with his ministers this year." , the queen will naturally hold a banquet in the harem to entertain the wives of various families. Can you promise me that you won't go?"
Lu Xiaoshu was startled, and asked in surprise, "Why?"
Zhou Shizhi smiled lightly and said, "I don't want to lie to you, but I'm not 100% sure about this, so I can't tell you yet. Anyway, just listen to me!"
Lu Xiaoshu suddenly thought of the third prince, and nodded immediately: "Well, I won't go! In fact, such a banquet is the most boring, and I didn't want to go! But—there must be a reason? What if the palace insists on going? call,—”
Suddenly thinking of the queen's excessive intimacy, Lu Xiaoshu immediately became uncertain.
Zhou Shizhi took out a small porcelain bottle from his arms, and said lightly, "You can pretend to be sick, and you can start pretending to be sick from tomorrow."
You can't pretend until that day, right? That's so fake.
Lu Xiaoshu snatched the small porcelain bottle over and said with a smile: "You have such interesting things over there, why didn't you give me some earlier!"
Zhou Shizhi smiled helplessly, and said: "In the future, if someone from the palace invites you to go, you can push everything you can manage!"
Lu Xiaoshu seemed a little indescribable when he heard these words, he was taken aback, only thinking that he was eating the taste of the third prince, he hurriedly laughed and said: "You are really stupid! I have nothing to do with the third prince, You don't think I want to climb high branches, do you?"
Zhou Shizhi laughed: "How come? Where did you think! The third prince is so weak and honest, even though he is a serious prince, he is not a high-ranking prince!"
Lu Xiaoshu clapped his hands and laughed, "That's right, I don't like being honest, but you are too dishonest, you should learn to be more honest!"
Zhou Shizhi laughed, and said seriously: "In front of you, I've always been so honest!"
Both of them laughed.
In the blink of an eye, it was August 15th, and as expected, as expected by Zhou Shi, the queen hosted a banquet in the palace, and the little eunuch sent to deliver the post specifically told Mu Qing: You must bring Miss Lu to attend.
Mu Qing suddenly frowned, and sighed softly: "The empress is grateful for thinking about her concubines, but it's a pity that this child is unlucky. He fell ill a few days ago, and now he is still lying on the bed, and the soup and medicine are constantly flowing every day. What! I'm afraid... I can't go! There is no one to take care of me at home, and this concubine wants to ask for the grace of the mother to stay at home and take care of the children!"
"Miss Lu is sick?" The eunuch who gave the order was also very surprised, he was stunned and then smiled: "In that case, the old slave will go back and report the truth to the queen."
"Then there will be Mr. Lao!" Mu Qing nodded and smiled.
In the afternoon of that day, the little eunuch brought the imperial physician from the imperial hospital to come for diagnosis and treatment. The result of the diagnosis was that Lu Xiaoshu was really ill. The queen was helpless, so she ordered the imperial physician to take care of her carefully, and also agreed that Mu Qing would not have to attend.
Everyone saw that the empress loved Miss Lu, and they all envied them. They all said that she was the daughter of the empress' savior, and secondly, the empress loved Miss Lu's talent...
The three princes, the third prince, and Zhou Shizhi heard this, and each had a different feeling in their hearts.
The prince sneered again and again: The queen mother is really hardworking for the third child! Ai Wuji Wu is not so unavoidable to avoid suspicion, she is so sure that her clothes are perfect and watertight, didn't she ever think about the possibility of being spotted by herself? Well, this time, she is afraid that she has already planned in her heart that she will marry the third child and Miss Lu as a matter of course at the palace banquet, right? It's a pity, people are not as good as God! Miss Lu fell ill!
It's just that it's too late to be sick! Not too soon, not too late, but at this very moment...
The prince's eyes flashed, and he couldn't help but feel a little puzzled.
Thinking about it again, he became suspicious again: That girl didn't fall ill in the past two days, she must have been lying!
On the side of the third prince, he was originally conflicted and excited. He was looking forward to seeing her again at the palace banquet, but he was a little uneasy. He thought it would be better if he didn't see her. Because she might not be willing to see herself again.
Hearing that she was ill and unable to come to participate, he was relieved but at the same time couldn't help secretly worrying, and didn't know whether she was seriously ill or not.
Seeing that the matter seemed to be more serious than he had expected, Zhou Shizhi saw that the empress actually sent an imperial physician to treat him, and couldn't help raising his brows: It seems that the empress is really interested in compensating her son. If she really wanted to make an order, it would be really troublesome...
Regardless of everyone's various intentions, the day of the Mid-Autumn Palace Banquet soon came.
Because of last year's Mid-Autumn Festival Marquis Wugong's rebellion, even though a year had passed since that incident, the shadow on everyone's hearts has not completely subsided.
Now it's that day of the year again, and it's always easy to think of the events of that day at this time of the year.
Originally, some ministers suggested canceling the Lantern Festival this year, closing the city gates for a curfew at midnight, and strengthening patrols in the palace and everywhere in the city—especially the city gates.
This is to prevent what happened last year from happening again.
But these words made people listen, but they were so harsh, as if the court was frightened by what happened last year! It's just a small rebellion by Marquis Hou. Does the court need to be afraid of it
If someone with a heart can guess this intention, what dignity and majesty does the imperial court have
Emperor Xiangqing couldn't help being furious, and the minister who came up with this idea was also reprimanded and demoted. In the end, all the ministers thought about going up, and only said that patrols should be strengthened. lively! As usual, King Wu couldn't help but allow the common people to revel all night.
It's just that not only the imperial court but also the common people remember the rebellion last year, so this year's Lantern Market is destined to not have the excitement and atmosphere of last year, and when midnight is approaching, most people have gone home and are in prison. Close the door firmly. After a while, there are basically not many people on the street, except for the brothel street which is still noisy and lively!
This was unexpected by Emperor Xiangqing.
Besides, the palace banquet on this day is still held in the Imperial Garden. In the East Garden, Emperor Xiangqing leads the royal men and courtiers, while in the West Garden, the Empress and concubines, as well as wives and ladies ordered by each government.
The distance between the two sides is only 20 to 30 meters, and you can see each other's shadowy figures from a distance, and you can hear laughter and laughter, which is very lively.
As usual, the prince led the prince and younger members of the royal family to greet the queen and toast.
Zhou Shizhi, as the hero who rescued him last year, naturally became the focus of everyone's attention when he stepped forward to toast.
Especially those wives who still have daughters to marry in their boudoirs stared at him with sparkling eyes, wishing to draw him over to be their son-in-law.
The girls also looked up quietly, some of their thin-skinned faces were flushed, and their hearts were beating wildly. Most of the girls are prone to have a hero complex, not to mention Zhou Shizhi's status, status and appearance, which makes all the goddesses fascinated. I don't know how many people will not be able to sleep tonight.
But everyone watched and watched, and the wives whispered to each other inevitably, but no one dared to take the initiative to show favor to Zhou Shizhi in front of everyone at this time.
Because, everyone knows that the Wang family once discussed marriage with Zhou Shizhi, and now the crown prince and side concubine Wang are sitting on it, and those who are not afraid of death dare to please Zhou Shizhi!
Everyone dared to smile at him, and looked at him with wide eyes, hoping that his gaze would meet. It would be even better if they smiled kindly! In this way, whether it's Ming'er or Hou'er, it will be more confident to send someone to strike up a conversation with his family.
This backer king didn't give the Wang family any face at all. Although this matter was not mentioned publicly, where is the capital? A little turbulent, how many people can be deceived