In a few days, Yuying asked someone to exchange for the target.
Although he still couldn't hit the red heart, the new target really showed that Xiao Shiqi's arrows were much more accurate.
Empress Jiahe was overjoyed and rewarded Yuying with a sum of money.
Yuying was more in the limelight in front of Empress Jiahe.
Nanny Ji is like a lame wolf who has been expelled from the pack, limping along behind the pack, secretly watching all this strangely and silently.
There was jealousy towards Yuying and dissatisfaction with the Queen in the cloudy eyes, and the back molars were clenched.
…
The new target set off Xiao Shiqi's archery skills beautifully. Jiahe and the queen were happy. For her, the most important thing was to let Emperor Zhaowu see Xiao Shiqi's prowess.
When Emperor Zhaowu was staying in Jinxiu Palace, Empress Jiahe chatted with Emperor Zhaowu with a smile for a while, and then naturally led the conversation to Xiao Shiqi, "Your Majesty, Xiao Shiqi's arrow skills are much more beautiful. , do you want to call him here to show the emperor? If he can get his father's encouragement, Xiao Shiqi will definitely work harder."
The night was dark, and Emperor Zhaowu said, "It's getting late today, let Xiao Qi rest. Let him show his hand in front of everyone in the flower viewing party in two days, and it will be even more encouraging to Xiao Shi Qi."
Let Xiao Shiqi shoot arrows in front of everyone...
The queen was slightly nervous, her fingers were tense, but her smile was impeccable, she bit the bullet, and responded, "The emperor is considerate, and his concubine is far behind."
After Emperor Zhaowu left, it was passed on to the maids and eunuchs around the seventeenth prince, asking them to keep an eye on the seventeenth prince for a few days and tell him to practice arrows day and night.
…
When it comes to the flower viewing party, the concubines gather in the back garden.
Empress Jiahe sat beside Emperor Zhaowu, smiling as she watched her little Seventeen show off his good arrow skills.
Although, there is still no heart.
But there are a few arrows that are already very close to the center of the target.
From the concubines who were on the same party as the queen, Xiao Shiqi's voices of praise came one after another.
The queen was fluttering in her heart, but she humbly did not speak, and stared at Emperor Zhaowu tenderly and silently with her eyes.
Until Emperor Zhaowu nodded and said, "It's really not easy for Xiao Shiqi's arrow technique to improve so much."
She smiled slightly and said, "Even so, he is still far from his father."
"It's far away." At this time, there was a discordant chuckle, "This archery target seems to have some mystery."
Concubine Yun has a graceful figure, holding a white cat with blue eyes and long tail in her arms.
With her fingers gently resting on the body of the white cat in her arms, she stroked the cat once and for all, with her chin slightly raised, her expression arrogant and savage.
That delicate and savage energy is not disgusting, it only makes her face more and more beautiful.
— except the Queen.
The queen's face almost sank at this moment, but she did not forget that Emperor Zhaowu was at the side, with a smile still on her face, "What is the meaning of Concubine Yun Gui?"
Concubine Yun Gui didn't look at her, but looked at the emperor, shaking her slender waist, walked to the side of the archery target, and said with a smile, "This archery target is really big, it's as big as the faces of four concubines."
She touched her face, and said in a low voice, "Could it be that the face of the concubine has become thinner again? The emperor said a few days ago that he prefers the concubine to be plump, and the concubine eats more food every day, but he is still not plump. Damn it."
Although it is said that this crime deserves death, the red and bright cherry mouth is somewhat dissatisfied, pouted to the side.
Obviously, he wanted Emperor Zhaowu to coax him.
The winking eyes are like silk, and there are small hooks in the eyes that seduce people.
Not many men can resist this beauty disaster.
Although Emperor Zhaowu was an emperor, he was also an ordinary man.
He left the queen's side and walked to Yun Guifei's side.
Leaning to her ear, whispering in an intimate gesture, "No matter what Ayun looks like, I'm always happy in my heart."
Concubine Yun stuck out her tongue in her heart.
A man's words should not be taken seriously.
Every penny of his joy was based on her youth and beauty.
If she was really old and decrepit, I'm afraid she wouldn't even look at her.
She didn't believe the man's words.
But since this man wants to spoil her, she won't lose his face.
After Emperor Zhaowu "confessed his heart", it was timely and appropriate to send him an angry and joyful look.
Said softly: "If the emperor treats his concubines sincerely, the concubines will treat them very much."
Out of the corner of her eye, she saw the empress's somewhat chilly face, and raised her eyebrows quite interestingly, wanting more and more to remove the false gentle mask on the empress's face in public.
So with Emperor Zhaowu behind his back, he smiled provocatively at the queen.
She stretched out her finger, pointed at the archery target, and stuck it beside Emperor Zhaowu, exhaling like blue, "Your majesty, you haven't told my concubine yet, is it because the target is too big, or is my concubine's face too thin?"
At this moment, Emperor Zhaowu was standing half a step away from the archery target, and after listening to Concubine Yun Gui's questioning, he carefully looked at the archery target.
People who were obsessed with archery back then were already familiar with these things. If you look carefully, you can see the difference at a glance.
Emperor Zhaowu frowned.
Only now did I feel that Xiao Shiqi's performance was impressive, but at this moment, I only felt that it was mixed with moisture.
If he had been told from the beginning that the target was a whole circle bigger, after seeing Xiao Shiqi's performance, he would still feel that Xiao Shiqi had improved a lot compared to the time when the arrow missed the target.
But after he felt that Xiao Shiqi was doing well, he was told to know this.
It's as if... cheated.
Emperor Zhaowu felt a secret discomfort in his heart, and with a slightly cold face, he said to Concubine Yun, "This archery target is slightly larger than other targets, and it is easier to hit."
"So that's how it is." Concubine Yun Gui shifted her eyes, and her eyes met the empress's. The more the empress looked at her, the more she leaned against Emperor Zhaowu, with a pampered look.
She acted like a baby to Emperor Zhaowu, "But this concubine can't even shoot an arrow. In the eyes of this concubine, the Seventeenth Prince is still extremely powerful."
The queen pinched her palm tightly with her fingers.
Concubine Yun's words seemed to be speaking for her, but actually she brought up the matter that made the emperor dissatisfied.
What a noble concubine Yun!
Concubine Yun Gui suddenly said in a soft voice: "Your Majesty, this concubine has never seen the Emperor shoot an arrow."
Emperor Zhaowu doted on her, and when he heard the words, he asked the eunuch to bring a bow and arrow.
He stood a hundred steps away from the target, drew his bow, and pierced the heart with an arrow.
Concubine Yun clapped her hands and praised: "The emperor is amazing!"
Emperor Zhaowu put down the arrow in his hand, shook his head lightly, and sighed: "This target is simpler."
Xiao Shiqi lowered his head, his face was hot.
The queen's face is also hot, but she still has to maintain a dignified and generous demeanor in front of everyone.
The rest of the concubines, those who eat melons and watch the theater, are silent.
Those who didn't deal with the queen whispered to each other, each secretly delighted.
…
Concubine Yun curled her lips into a smile, and after returning to her seat, she quietly instructed Liuying: "I didn't expect that what Nanny Ji said was true, go and reward her with ten taels of silver, but..."
"Even if I believe Mother Ji about today's matter, I won't suffer any damage, so I will talk about it."
She cautiously said: "In the future, if Mother Ji says anything again, don't believe everything, after all, she is someone close to the queen."
…
And Mother Ji watched all this from afar, and couldn't help but secretly rejoice.
After this incident, the queen will definitely feel that the new maid named Yuying is unreliable.
Maybe, I can think of her kindness again.
…
The atmosphere was awkward for a while, and the concubine's discussion was endless.
"The empress uses this method to educate the prince, cheating and deceitful, good children will be raised and disabled."
I don't know which concubine's whispered words reached the queen's ears, making her face turn blue.
What do these women know
No matter what Xiao Shiqi looks like in the end, as long as he can ascend to the throne of God and hold great power, no one will dare to say anything wrong with him.
There was anger hidden in her heart, but because Emperor Zhaowu was here, she couldn't get angry.
Unexpectedly, his hands were suddenly pressed down by a pair of generous palms.
She raised her eyes and met Emperor Zhaowu's comforting eyes.
In the queen's eyes, the surprise was slightly overjoyed—
Is Emperor Zhaowu going to support her
Emperor Zhaowu lowered his head and said to Empress Jiahe, "I know that you are a kind mother and a good mother."
Empress Jiahe nodded shyly, and another sentence came from her ear, "Zitong raised my Xiaojiu and Xiaoshiqi very well."
Emperor Zhaowu glanced at the target, and was still unhappy with Xiao Qiqi's performance today.
But he didn't want to spoil the surprise he wanted to give Jia and the Queen, so he didn't mention Xiao Shiqi, and he was unhappy at both ends.
He smiled slightly and said, "I have seen Zitong's hard work, and I have a surprise for you."
Empress Jiahe held her breath slightly.
She entered the palace as the queen for the sake of the whole family.
But sometimes, I also hope that this man who has been with her for nearly half her life will treat her with a little bit of sincerity.
This was the first time that Emperor Zhaowu prepared a surprise for her, and Empress Jiahe even had tears in her eyes.
Emperor Zhaowu said slowly, "Li Ren, bring him here."
Empress Jiahe raised her eyes expectantly.
Behind the Moon Cave Gate, a figure sitting in a wheelchair appeared.
His legs were covered with blankets, and he was sitting in a wheelchair with a tall and straight figure, with a faint smile on his ever more handsome face.
"My son, I have seen my mother."
…
What is he? !
As if seeing a ghost, Jia and Empress trembled all over.
Frightened suddenly fell off the seat.
He was supported by the palace maid with quick eyes and hands, but he still gnawed a lot of ashes.
She was fighting between the two, and the horror in her eyes was hard to calm down.
How did he come back? !
Empress Jiahe was short of breath, and for a while there was a tight pain in her chest, and she couldn't breathe.
…
Emperor Zhaowu's face was full of smiles.
Especially seeing the reaction of Jiahe Empress who was so shocked that she fell to her knees on the ground, she was extremely satisfied with her arrangement.
You can see that she was so happy that she couldn't sit still and knelt down.
Emperor Zhaowu laughed, and after the queen was helped up by the maidservant, he asked her, "Are you happy to see Xiaojiu?"
The tone is actually quite definite.
Jiahe Empress couldn't even pull a smile on her face, her hands were shaking constantly.
After a while, it took her all her life to sink her emotions, and she pulled out a ghostly smile, "Happy, I'm a natural concubine, very happy."
Her voice was hoarse, her eyes seemed to be weeping blood, she stared at Rong Ting firmly, as if she had seen a ghost.
The letter sent by the dead man kept telling her that Rong Ting was on the verge of death, as thin as a bone, and there was not much life left.
But Rong Ting, who got closer and closer, was no different from ordinary people except that his face was pale, bloodless, and he was sitting in a wheelchair!
Even the knife-like coldness in Rong Ting's eyes, and his kind mother's voice gave her a cold back for no reason.
The little boy in the past never called her queen mother in front of others.
She said that he had a gloomy and eccentric personality, which attracted the sympathy of many people.
They all thought that Rong Ting was stubborn by nature, but she couldn't correct it with all her efforts.
Others think that Rong Ting is hateful, but she is pitiful.
But when did Rongting learn this set of superficial skills of hypocrisy and obedience!
Empress Jiahe's eyes were terrified.
Emperor Zhaowu said thoughtfully: "You and Xiao Jiu haven't seen each other for a year, so you must have a lot to talk about. I will accompany you back to Jinxiu Palace to catch up on the old days."
Empress Jiahe even had a mouthful of old blood, which was directly stuck in her throat.
To vendetta, or to reminisce about the old days
…
After Rong Ting came back, he first met with Emperor Zhaowu.
Emperor Zhaowu saw that his legs were still seriously injured, and thought that Rong Ting would not be able to win back his face when the Tibetans made offerings in the next year, and was a little unhappy in his heart.
But Rong Ting said that his legs were already healed.
His complexion turned cloudy to sunny.
It's just that the murderer has not been caught yet, Rong Ting wanted to suppress the news and told him that he only wanted his father to know about his leg injury.
At that time, Emperor Zhaowu asked him, "Why don't you tell your mother about this first, your mother has worried about you for a long time."
Rong Ting lowered his eyelids, and said in a calm voice: "It is my mother who cares about me every day. When I know this news, I will inevitably be excited. I am not as stable as my father. I am afraid that outsiders will find out the clues. It is easy to be used by outsiders."
Emperor Zhaowu re-examined this son.
At the age of fourteen, he knows how to hide his edge, is considerate, and has that beautiful kung fu—
Can't help but appreciate it.
…
In Splendid Palace.
Emperor Zhaowu, Jia and Empress sat at the top respectively.
Rong Ting and Xiao Shiqi sat on the opposite side.
The seventeenth prince lowered his head, occasionally looked at Rong Ting, but he looked faintly hostile.
After being kicked by Empress Jiahe, he dawdled and called Rong Ting, Brother Huang.
Emperor Zhaowu faintly felt that something was wrong.
After thinking about it, it occurred to him that this was the first time that he was sitting here with the empress, the seventeenth prince, and the ninth prince.
When he came to Jinxiu Palace before, he hardly met his ninth son.
It's just that occasionally the maids of Jinxiu Palace will learn that the Ninth Prince is not easy to manage and is easy to get sick.
Unexpectedly, when the naughty child grew up, he changed his appearance.
It is very difficult for this kind of child who went on a crooked path when he was a child to go on a crooked path again.
Emperor Zhaowu recalled this for a while, but he didn't realize it, and he was even more satisfied with Rong Ting in his heart.
He smiled and said to the Seventeenth Prince: "Little Seventeen, learn a lot from your Ninth Brother."
Empress Jiahe heard Emperor Zhaowu's satisfaction with Rong Ting's words, her heart was choked to death, but she still had to kick Xiao Shiqi under the table to signal him to answer his father's words.
Xiao Shiqi shrank his legs and replied slowly: "Father, my son knows."
In the past, when Emperor Zhaowu came, Empress Jiahe would always order Rong Ting to be locked in the house.
During that period of war on the frontier, Emperor Zhaowu was so busy that he never thought of his bastard who was born to a low-class court lady who was conceived after being favored by him a few times
But now, it was the child born to this low-class court lady who had unknowingly won Emperor Zhaowu's admiration and support.
He actually asked her child to imitate the child of a low-class palace girl
Like falling stones, Jia and the Empress felt heavy in their hearts.
But he still had to watch out for Rong Ting's nonsense, while looking at Rong Ting carefully with pretended gentleness.
She hated her to death, but she insisted on a gentle tone, and said to Rong Ting: "Xiao Jiu has finally returned to the palace, and the queen mother can finally take a look at you."
If Rong Ting said at this time that his leg injury was caused by her...
No, no, he has no proof.
If he talked nonsense, it was in line with her wishes.
Then she'd be able to accuse him of being bloody and ungrateful.
Emperor Zhaowu chose her as empress not only because of her gentleness, but also because of the Xu family who leaned behind her.
Even though Emperor Zhaowu obviously has some love for Rong Ting, his son, as long as he doesn't believe that Rong Ting is his heir in his heart, then in Emperor Zhaowu's heart, she is better than her.
At that time, Emperor Zhaowu will definitely stand by her side.
Thinking of this, she gained a bit more confidence, and said hypocritically: "This year, you have not been with the empress, and the empress can't even sleep well."
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Her words were interrupted by Rong Ting's raised sharp eyes.
The deep meaning in those eyes made her feel a little scared.
It's just that the sharpness flashed in Rong Ting's eyes, but soon there was no trouble, he said with a soft smile: "I never thought that the mother would be so worried about her son."
The tone sounded very gentle.
It's not what Jia and Queen imagined at all.
She was taken aback.
"The queen mother has done so many things for her children..."
Rong Ting paused and raised his eyes.
"My son, one by one, every detail, I remember it clearly in my heart, and I will never let my mother down."
After he finished speaking, he smiled gently and looked at Jia and the queen.
Emperor Zhaowu was moved by the sincere light in the little boy's eyes, and sighed: "Xiao Jiu's filial piety is rare."
Empress Jiahe immediately understood the deep meaning in Rong Ting's words.
Look at his smile, creepy!
The bottom of the finger was instantly cold.
As if someone had threatened her with a knife on her neck, Jia and Empress felt chills down their backs.
Only by letting the person who threatened her with a knife die, can future troubles be avoided!
She clenched her fingers tightly, silently murderous in her heart.
Rong Ting looked at Jia and the Queen's small movements, and smiled inwardly.
She probably didn't know that Concubine Yun Gui could see that there was something wrong with the target because Concubine Yun Gui got news from Nanny Ji.
And Mother Ji would reveal the news to Concubine Yun because Empress Jiahe and her were suspicious of each other.
Rooted in his letter.
They were all mice played by him by the tail.
The boy's eyes flickered for a moment, and soon he put away all his surlyness and stubbornness.
Only mildness remains.
Pianpian young man, as bright as jade.
The face is exquisite, the eyes are sincere, and when looking at others, it is particularly touching.
Rong Ting looked at Emperor Zhaowu, "Father Emperor."
"My son's legs haven't improved. It's inconvenient to live in the current courtyard, and it will disturb the queen mother and the emperor."
He said, "My son wants to go to the West Palace and find a remote courtyard that won't disturb others, and heal his wounds quietly."
Empress Jiahe was taken aback when she heard this.
He actually wanted to escape her grasp
blurted out, "Not right!"