Emperor Dongming was even drinking tea. He was just asking a casual question, but he didn't expect to get such an answer. He subconsciously spit it out and coughed repeatedly.
The Prime Minister on the right took a quick step back before escaping the catastrophe, and glanced at Emperor Dong Ming angrily.
It took a while for Emperor Dongming to come to his senses, "Master Xiang is joking, right?"
The right minister raised his eyebrows, "The right minister's wife has been vacant for a long time. Shouldn't the emperor show some compassion for this minister? I don't have a son under my knees. My mother is nagging her every day not to let Xiao's family die. Be an unfilial person?"
Seeing that Prime Minister Right had a serious face, not at all like a fake, Emperor Dong Ming recovered from the shock, looked at Prime Minister Right strangely, and guessed Prime Minister Right's intentions.
The Prime Minister on the right was generous and let Emperor Dongming inquire, "Your Majesty, there are not many princesses of the right age in Xiyue. She is young, but it is a pity that the Emperor Xiyue would never allow her to marry, so the one who can come to East Chu to marry is probably the minister's daughter."
Emperor Dongming squinted his right minister, and asked tentatively, "Why is Xiangye so interested in Xiyue, and how sure is Xiangye that the minister's daughter must be here?"
Emperor Dongming's old problem was repeated. As long as he was dealing with Prime Minister Right, Emperor Dong Ming couldn't help guessing Prime Minister Right's intentions, and then analyzed the pros and cons.
Having suffered countless losses for so many years, Emperor Dongming has learned his lesson long ago. Just remember one sentence, the right minister will not be in vain, but has other plans, and he needs to be on guard at all times. "
The prime minister on the right raised his lips and smiled, "This minister is just talking casually, and I don't know this princess who is married to me. If the emperor has a decision in mind, I will follow the emperor's arrangement."
Prime Minister Right let Emperor Dongming scrutinize him frankly, without any guilt, and Emperor Dongming couldn't see any doubts.
"Let's discuss this matter in the future. It's unknown whether Xiyue will come or not. I planned it early. If something goes wrong, it will delay the right minister's continuation of the incense."
Emperor Dongming waved his hand, neither refusing nor agreeing.
Prime Minister on the right nodded, "Then Weichen will take his leave first."
After leaving the palace gate, the Prime Minister on the right glanced at Zhao Zun's dazzling face, and frowned slightly, "This time, many princesses came here to marry each other, and the appearance of Marquis Zhao is really too obtrusive. Zhao Houye still found a way to cover up the trouble."
Zhao Zun originally had this intention, and just happened to go down the slope, "Father-in-law, don't worry, he will make a mask to cover it later."
The right minister hummed and agreed.
As soon as Zhao Zun returned to the mansion, he had someone prepare a silver mask, which blocked most of his face.
"Master?" Zhao Qi was a little confused, what kind of mask is he wearing
Zhao Zun glanced at the mirror and frowned, "This one is too gentle, let's make another one that's a bit more vicious."
"yes!"
After changing three masks in a row, Zhao Zun was satisfied, blocking two-thirds of his face, completely hiding that stunning face.
The next morning, Zhao Zun went to Zhao Zun wearing a mask, and many ministers looked at him. Zhao Zun explained that he had accidentally bumped his face, so he couldn't see the wind for a while and needed to be covered, so no one suspected it.
From then on, Zhao Zun lived a life wearing a mask. Xiao Yu thought it was really hurt, so she stretched out her hand and pulled off the mask. Zhao Zun did not take it away. Seeing his intact face, Xiao Yu heaved a sigh of relief.
"It's scary what you can do with it on."
Concubine Xiao curled her lips, blaming him for being scary.
Zhao Zunze glanced at Xiao Concubine, and held Xiao Concubine's slender waist tightly with one hand, "If one day this face is damaged, will you still like me?"
Xiao Concubine supported her chin with one hand, and glanced at Zhao Zun angrily, "I like it, even if you become a beggar!"
Hearing this, Zhao Zun lowered his head and kissed Concubine Xiao's lips, feeling warm and satisfied in his heart, as long as he could hold Concubine Xiao in his arms, even if it took the whole world to change, Zhao Zun would not change it!
Zhen Mansion
A woman is sitting in front of a desk, holding a pen tip with her white and tender wrist, and draws a figure on a small picture scroll. The figure in the picture is extremely beautiful, with a bright smile, every frown and smile is like a fairy walking out of the picture , Delicate and charming.
Even the tips of the eyebrows have been portrayed, and there is a charming and charming attitude engraved between the brows, as if the person in the painting is standing in front of him, for the woman to paint, the technique is extremely skilled, as smooth as flowing clouds and flowing water.
Luan Ge sighed, her young lady had a deep memory of Xiao Concubine, and she could draw Xiao Concubine's paintings vividly with her eyes closed, very lifelike.
The woman in the painting is Xiao Concubine, as if Xiao Concubine is alive.
It wasn't until the last stroke was finished that Zhen Yan let go of her hand, and stared carefully at the woman in the painting, she was too beautiful to be true.
Gradually, a sneer appeared in Zhen Yan's eyes, she dried the ink, handed the painting to Luan Ge, and wrote a few lines of poetry.
"Think of a way to pass this painting to the First Prince of Eastern Chu."
Luange nodded, "Miss, will the prince of Dongchu really ask the emperor for conditions, but the one who begs is obviously the prince of Dongchu, if the prime minister gets angry and prevents the emperor from sending troops to Dongchu, then Dongchu Could it be that the eldest prince can't go back and explain?"
Zhen Yan rubbed her sore wrists, and chuckled twice, "Although Eastern Chu is not as powerful as Xiyue, it should not be underestimated. At any rate, the Emperor of Eastern Chu holds the military power, and Eastern Chu needs to borrow troops, so why not the emperor?" I don't want to."
Although Dong Ming is powerful, the distribution of military power is too scattered. One right minister and one company empress dowager are enough for Emperor Dong Ming's head to hurt. If one party is eradicated, Emperor Dong Ming will take over the power, and the throne will be considered preserved.
So for Emperor Dong Ming, this is a good opportunity.
Luan Ge suddenly realized, "So that's the case, I will do it now."
It has to be said that Zhen Yan was very clever and completely guessed what Emperor Dongming was thinking. Emperor Dongming didn't want to target Xiyue at all. His real purpose was to unify Dongming.
In the cool night, Linglong walked in with a bowl of brown soup.
"Miss, it's time to drink the medicine."
Zhen Yan waved her hand, "Forget it, this wind and chill is almost gone, let's take it off."
Linglong said, "How can this be done? I heard from the nurse in the yard that my daughter's body is delicate, so you must take care not to catch cold, so that you will have more children and more blessings in the future."
After hearing the last sentence, Zhen Yan raised her eyes and glanced at Linglong, Linglong was startled, "I know I was wrong, I will take it down."
Zhen Yan said, "Since it's all cooked, let's bring it."
Linglong handed over the medicine bowl, Zhen Yan glanced at the dark and bitter medicine juice, frowned, closed her eyes and pinched her nose and drank the whole bowl of medicine juice, but she didn't know that there was a ripple under the medicine bowl .
Linglong handed the candied fruit to Zhen Yan very quickly, Zhen Yan picked up one and put it in her mouth, only then did she get rid of the bitter taste in her mouth, and put the medicine bowl on the table, everything was the same as usual.
It was night, when Zhen Yan realized something was wrong, her whole body was hot and dry, half cool and half hot alternately, her heart seemed to be corroded by insects, the pain was unbearable.
"Luan song!"
Soon Luan Ge pushed the door open and entered, "Miss, what's wrong with you?"
Zhen Yan stretched out her wrist and handed it to Luan Ge. Luan Ge knelt on the ground, put two index fingers on Zhen Yan's wrist, and made a careful diagnosis.
After a long time, Luange shook his head, "Miss, everything is normal and there is nothing wrong with it."
After a while, Zhen Yan lost the sense of suffocation, and frowned tightly. She knew her body well, and it had never happened before. Let the master come back and let the master explore.
"It's okay, maybe it's just a nightmare." Zhen Yan quickly lay down again, and the blockage between her heart and mouth slowly disappeared.
Chenwang Mansion
Prince Chen was watching with great interest his favorite concubine waving her long sleeves and twisting her waist, babbling and singing Peking opera, her charming face painted with exquisite makeup, making one unable to help but feel distracted.
"Aifei sings very well. According to this son, I'm afraid no one will be able to compare with Aifei in the future."
Prince Chen clapped his hands, put his arms around the woman, couldn't help pinching the woman twice, with a smirk on his face.
The woman is Aunt Lian, the concubine and concubine of the mansion. Although she is an aunt, she has a certain status in the heart of Prince Chen. She has been pampered by Prince Chen for three years. The aunt in the family hated Aunt Lian deeply, but she didn't dare to say more.
Aunt Lian, as her name suggests, is as pure as a white lotus, with a petite body and a stunning face that makes one can't help but take a second look.
"The prince is used to making fun of Lian'er. Lian'er has made a fool of himself. As long as the prince doesn't dislike it, that's fine."
Aunt Lian is very good at coaxing people, and she has always looked at Prince Chen with admiration and admiration, which made Prince Chen very useful.
"Where do I dislike it? Everything I say is the truth. Lian'er has a beautiful singing voice and is also charming. In my eyes, no one can compare to Lian'er. Lian'er is the best."
Prince Chen said a few more words with Aunt Lian, which made Aunt Lian gasp a lot, and the maids in the room blushed and retreated when they heard this movement.
The son of the Chen prince hugged Aunt Lian, and Aunt Lian hugged the son of the prince Chen with an exclamation, and looked at the son of the Chen prince full of obsession. collapsed.
His mind was getting more and more cloudy, Prince Chen shook his head, a scent came from the tip of his nose, Prince Chen suddenly opened his eyes, looked down at the person below him, the woman showed her fair and round shoulders, with a charming face If we meet each other on weekdays, we will definitely not be able to resist flirting with Aunt Lian.
But I don't know what happened today, a figure appeared vaguely in Prince Chen's mind, and it didn't overlap with Aunt Lian at all.
"Your Majesty?" Aunt Lian wrapped her arms around the neck of Prince Chen's heir, and put on her red lips, exhaling fragrance.
The son of Prince Chen was excited and pushed Aunt Lian away, suddenly losing interest in the person under him.
Aunt Lian looked at Prince Chen innocently, "My lord, what's the matter?"
Prince Chen put on his clothes again, turned over and fell down, picked up a cup of tea and drank the afternoon, Aunt Lian got off the ground, stepped forward and hugged Prince Chen.
"My lord, did the concubine do something wrong to offend my lord?"
Prince Chen could feel a ball of fire rubbing against his back, but for some reason, the more this happened, the more angry Prince Chen became.
"My concubine, I suddenly thought that there is one more important thing to deal with in the future, so I'll go out first, it's getting late, you can go to bed earlier and don't wait for me."
After finishing speaking, Prince Chen broke away Aunt Lian's hand, opened the door and walked out.
As soon as the door opened, there was a breeze, and Aunt Lian couldn't help but tremble.
"Auntie, why did Shizi leave?" The servant girl walked in, which was unprecedented.
Aunt Lian was also stunned for a while, and then said, "The prince said that there is something urgent to deal with, probably because of Halloween."
Aunt Lian didn't think much about it, she was fine just now, how could she change her face when she said that she changed her face, there must be something urgent, Aunt Lian kept comforting herself.
After Prince Chen's son went out, he went back to the study for a while, feeling a sense of impatience burning in his heart, paced back and forth in the room, walked around several times, and finally opened the door to another Aunt Fang who was recently married.
Aunt Fang was taken aback, surprised and delighted, she saw Prince Chen waved his hand, and after shunning the maidservant away, he rushed towards Aunt Fang.
"My lord, the concubine is not ready yet..."
But after a while, the anger in Prince Chen's heart was not only not extinguished, but intensified, making him feel uncomfortable.
The big palm tore off Aunt Fang's clothes without hesitation. After a burst of crazy clouds and rain, Aunt Fang was so tormented that she couldn't straighten her waist, and after Prince Chen vented, the anger still persisted, and the woman in her mind smiled like a flower as bright.
It's a pity that he couldn't see clearly, the son of Prince Chen was annoyed, he shook his hands and left, and changed to another aunt's place, just stepped into the door and sat for a while, glanced at the woman's appearance, and went out again.
After going back and forth more than ten times in a row, Prince Chen simply left the mansion, ran all the way to Yifang Pavilion, and looked at the girls all over, even the enchanting figure of the oiran Narcissus could not attract the prince of Chen. A little emotion.
After tossing all night, and returning to the mansion at dawn, the backyard of Prince Chen's mansion exploded.
Aunt Lian heard that Prince Chen went to Aunt Fang's after she left the house last night, her face turned pale, and she ran into a few aunts who came together in the garden.
"Sister Lian, it was the first time that the Shizi suddenly spoiled my sister Fang last night, and left my sister's house halfway. What did my sister do wrong to anger the Shizi?"
Aunt Lian's loss of favor is a great thing for the other aunts. This aunt Lian has been occupying her for three years, and many aunts in the yard have long been dissatisfied.
"My sisters are overthinking. I was unwell last night and couldn't serve the prince, so I recommended sister Fang. After all, she is new here, so I should take care of her anyway."
Aunt Lian forced a smile on her small face, and the aunts who were ready to provoke looked at each other. They couldn't tell whether what Aunt Lian said was true or not, but after all, Aunt Lian had been favored for so long and her status was extraordinary. Dare to go too far, said a few words resentfully and left.
"Auntie?"
Aunt Lian waved her hand, "Go and prepare some pastries, I'll go and see the prince."
Soon Aunt Lian took the food box and walked towards Prince Chen's study. Seeing that he was dealing with official business, Aunt Lian stepped forward and was about to touch Prince Chen's arm with both hands, but he flashed past him, and Aunt Lian was stunned. Down, the hands are still in the air.
"I still have things to deal with, you go back first." Prince Chen frowned a little displeased.
Aunt Lian has been with Prince Chen's son for so long, and she has never seen him with a straight face to her. There seems to be a trace of disgust in his eyes, which makes Aunt Lian unable to recover for a long time.
"My son, is it because the concubine did something wrong and the concubine can't change it?"
Aunt Lian bit her lips tightly, the sudden rain of pear blossoms aroused pity, for the first time there was a trace of anxiety in her heart, as if something was getting farther and farther away from her.
In the past, Prince Chen's son would wipe Aunt Lian's tears with great distress, and hold her in his arms for a while.
But it's been a long time, and I can see that Prince Chen's face is getting uglier and ugly, and he has no intention of pampering her at all.
"Didn't you see that this son is busy? You were a sensible person in the past, why are you getting more and more regressive now, and you have learned to be proud of favors?"
Prince Chen's son was full of displeasure, he glanced at Aunt Lian and frowned.
These words made Aunt Lian's face pale, and she looked at Prince Chen's son in disbelief, her heart sank.
"The concubine has no other intentions. The concubine just thinks that the prince has worked hard all morning in the house, so she came here to bring refreshments to quench the prince's thirst. The concubine will leave now."
Seeing that the situation was not right, Aunt Lian immediately withdrew. Even the fool could see that Prince Chen was in a bad mood, and continuing would only make him loathe her more and more.
Before going out, Aunt Lian lowered her head and did not forget to tug on her clothes, and when she walked out of the room with a blushing face, her eyes were icy cold.
How can a person change after all