Sheng Fang considered it and said: "The person who boiled the water was very convenient in adding medicine to the water. It can be seen from this that it must be this person. After taking the medicine, he walked away quietly, which shows that he is familiar with the terrain of Sheng Mansion."
"Brother means that this person has been lurking in the Sheng family for a long time?"
Wan Daigo was enlightened and looked at Sheng Fang, feeling shocked.
If this is the case, then the prince's rebellion six years ago, the Qian family's fire, and the Sheng family's destruction were not accidental, but someone had already laid the bait and cast a dragnet.
The brother and sister shuddered at the same time, their emotions surging.
It seemed as if a drop of ink fell into the clear water in her mind, dyeing Qingwan's thoughts a heavy black. She said in a low voice: "The person who can set up such a trap is by no means an ordinary person. But no matter how smart a person is, he will still stay." Leave the clues, brother, and I will find him out."
Sheng Fang's heart palpitated slightly.
He suddenly recalled what his mother said while holding his hand before she died. "Your father has sacrificed his life for the Zhao family, and now he has ended up like this... Mother is unwilling to accept it. They say that big trees attract wind, and the Sheng family controls half of the military power. If the Sheng family is stable, the prince will be stable; if the Sheng family falls, the prince will fall. . Son...you don’t have to worry about who did it, it’s just left.
Those few, you must avenge your father. "
Qingguan and Sheng Fang each fell into deep thought.
Although this barbarian was found, there was no excitement at all. Instead, it made people feel depressed and heavy. Because the things behind this are unexpectedly complicated.
At two o'clock in the hour, in the Qiongtai Water Palace, banquets, singing and dancing were in full swing. The emperor and empress were in high positions, sitting north and facing south.
On the left side of the emperor's head, there are eight large rosewood tables in a row, on which two old princes, Prince Su and Prince Qing, are sitting respectively; below, are Prince Rui Zhao Jingjue, Xian Wang Zhao Jingwei, Kang Wang Zhao Jingjue, Jing Wang Zhao Jingyun, Shou Wang. Wang Zhao Jingyan.
On the right side of the emperor's head, there are three columns in total, all of which are concubines from the harem, headed by Concubine Yin.
Outside the hall, on the left are the important officials of the court, and on the right are the newly promoted Jinshi. They are lined up one after another, and it is very lively.
Empress Qin smiled brightly and raised her glass to toast the emperor.
Emperor Baoqing smiled and looked at the Queen with a soft look in his eyes. The concubine below saw this scene deeply in her eyes and couldn't help but look at Concubine Yin out of the corner of her eye. There are countless beauties in the emperor's harem, but the only one who can truly compete with the empress is Concubine Yin. It's just that today the imperial concubine only wore a green dress, and her dress was very simple. She even turned a blind eye to the warmth shown by the emperor and empress. She calmly tasted the sweet-scented osmanthus in her hands, without the confrontation or competition in the past.
Pampered, amazing.
Queen Qin's eyes changed faintly, and the smile on her face became brighter in a moment.
Concubine Yin has learned her lesson well, knowing that no matter how she dresses up for such an occasion, everyone's eyes will only fall on her, Empress Qin.
People, you need to be self-aware. Treating others with sex will never last long. She, the Qin family, was able to ascend to the throne and take charge of the Sixth Palace, not only because of King Rui and her family background, but also because of the emperor's respect. The next day when King Rui ascends the throne and sits in the palace, your Yin family will be destroyed.
Concubine Yin noticed that the eyes of the queen and the concubines were all falling on her, and she just slowly lowered her eyes, with a sneer on her lips.
What is a queen
Let’s not talk about it from afar, let’s just talk about Queen Lu, who was famous for half a lifetime, but in the end, her son and her mother’s family were not in ruins.
Let’s look at Empress Sun before Empress Lu, who was the nominal aunt of Emperor Baoqing. Her biological son was killed. Although she was named the Queen Mother and was extremely precious, who knew that her every word and deed was under the eyes of others, but it was only a short period of time. After two years, he died in confinement.
Tigers and leopards fighting in the forest, fighting with great endurance, who can have the last laugh, who is the real winner? It's just a small palace night banquet, so what if you, Queen Qin, steal the show
Concubine Yin's heart moved. She raised her eyes to look at the person sitting opposite her. Unexpectedly, she saw a pair of eyes as deep as night. She took a deep look and slid over as if nothing had happened.
Seeing that the time was almost up, Emperor Baoqing coughed slightly, and the singing and dancing of silk and bamboo disappeared.
"I am very happy for today's night banquet. Since I came to the throne, the world has become peaceful and peaceful. There are wise ministers in the court to assist, and the sixth palace is presided over by the queen. This is my great fortune."
As soon as these words came out, the ministers were moved, and Empress Qin even shed tears of excitement, looking at Emperor Baoqing with deep friendship.
"New Jinshi, you will be my loyal ministers and pillars of the country in the future. You must be loyal and faithful, have the people at heart, and be honest and upright in government. Only then can you live up to my sincerity towards you. Come, I would like to toast you all."
Word by word was clearly transmitted to the ears of the new Jinshi outside. The young faces were filled with pride, and they raised their wine glasses in unison, shouting "Long Live the Mountain".
Emperor Baoqing just touched his lips, put down the wine glass and said: "Today my brother Prince Su returned from a long trip. I am closely related to his brother and brother by blood. This glass of wine is dedicated to my two brothers."
Prince Su and Prince Qing stood respectfully, raised their glasses to the emperor, and drank them all in one gulp.
After drinking, Prince Su laughed loudly and said loudly: "The reason why our great Zhou Dynasty is able to achieve peace in the world is only because the emperor is diligent in government, loves the people, and eliminates abuses and innovations. I suggest that you all toast to the emperor and wish the emperor long safety and long life. Years old, I pray that God will bless me, my country will be strong, and my country will last forever."
Prince Su was about fifty years old and ranked ninth in the royal family. He was born with bright eyes and eyebrows, and was extremely handsome. In addition, he has a muscular body and three feet in length, and he looks majestic when he opens his mouth.
Everyone was excited and echoed in unison. For a moment, there was a roar of people and the emperor and his ministers were in joy. However, there was only one person, leaning forward, supporting his chin with his hand, his eyes rolled back, looking like he couldn't support the wall with mud. This person is none other than Zhao Jingyan.
It's boring, it's boring, singing about meritorious deeds and suing for virtue, all it does is superficial.
He lazily picked up the wine glass, stretched out his neck and raised the glass to Jiang Hongwen who was outside. The two exchanged glances and drank each other.
After taking a sip, his expression darkened. I remembered that there was also a banquet in the palace during the Winter Solstice six years ago. At that time, my brother was still the prince and was given a seat at the head of the emperor. He and Hongwen arrived late because they had spent money gambling all night.
His father was furious and threw a wine glass at him. His brother blocked him behind him and his forehead was bruised by the wine glass.
I sighed softly in my heart, singing and dancing without my brother would not be complete after all.
When Zhao Jingyan was bored, A Li poked his head at the entrance of the outer hall. His eyebrows trembled and he slipped out quietly while no one was looking.
When Ah Li saw the prince coming out, he hurriedly handed over the porcelain bottle in his hand, "Sir, this is for sobering up."
Zhao Jingyan's eyes lit up, "Did she give it to you?"
"It was given by Miss Six."
Ah Li thought for a while and then added on his own initiative, "Miss Sixth asked the prince to drink less wine to avoid hurting his body."
Hey, I like to hear this.
"what is she doing?"
A Li hesitated for a moment and said, "Come back to me, Miss Six is setting out wine for those bandits to see off."
When Zhao Jingyan heard this, her smile turned cold. They also served wine to see him off and bid farewell. It was really... that's all, that's all. Considering that the person was from the Sheng family, he couldn't bear it.
At this moment, more than a dozen palace maids filed in in a long line, holding blue and white porcelain plates in their hands. The eunuch raised his whisk and shouted sharply: "Emerald White Jade Soup—Part 1"
Zhao Jingyan was startled by the eunuch's voice, rolled her eyes at A Li, and returned to the banquet with the porcelain bottle in hand. When she lowered her head, she happened to see a few green leaves floating in the soup.
He picked at it with a spoon in disgust, and said to himself: "It is unlucky to eat this dish at the palace night banquet."
Prince Jing Zhao Jingyun on the side leaned over and said, "Eighth brother, my father is a vegetarian, so this soup is specially made for my father."
Zhao Jingyan raised her eyes and looked up, just in time to see her father pick up the porcelain bowl and use a few spoons, with a look of admiration on his face.
Thinking of the tasteless bowl of porridge, the wine glass that Zhao Jingyan was about to bring to her lips froze in mid-air.
Damn it, I finally climbed to the 95th Supreme Level and still eat vegetarian food all day long. I don’t know how I can survive this day.
Before Zhao Jingyan could finish cursing her mother, the top twenty Jinshi scholars had already entered the hall to present new poems. The one at the front was the Sixth Master of the Jiang family.
Zhao Jingyan looked at him calmly, feeling somewhat proud.
The night is deep.
The banquet at Jin Mansion has ended, Qing Guan dismissed everyone and talked with Sheng Fang in the study.
Qian Fu and others did not dare to disturb the two of them and only dared to stay outside the door.
As soon as the day breaks, the Eighteenth Master will get up. He will travel to thousands of mountains and rivers, and he doesn't know when he will see them again. The brother and sister will definitely have a lot to say.
Yueniang yawned and said softly: "Looking like this, I'm afraid it will last all night. Let the servants prepare some porridge and side dishes."
Yinzhen said crisply: "I'll go right away."
In the study, Qing Guan was talking to Sheng Fang about the art of war.
Thanks to the glance across the river, there are Qiuhe in my heart that ordinary people cannot understand. My cousin is in the army and needs these.
Sheng Fang listened with great interest and added a few words from time to time.
The candlelight illuminated the faces of the brother and sister flushed, the hourglass leaked quietly, and the room felt warm.
After a while, the wind gradually picked up.
In Yichun Palace, an eunuch hurriedly knocked on the palace door.
After a while, the palace door opened wide and the eunuch ran into the palace. In just a short moment, Queen Qin looked anxious, holding Qingxue's hand out of the palace, and hurriedly got on the Yuyu parked in front of the palace.
There was an urgent knock on the door of Prince Shou's Mansion. The boy guarding the door got up sleepily, put on some clothes, and went to open the door while cursing.
There was only a sound of branches, and a crack was exposed in the huge wooden door. The eunuch in the chamber hurriedly shouted, "The emperor suddenly fainted, and something is going to change."
After that, the little eunuch quickly ran into the night. The boy broke into a cold sweat and ran inside.
At the same time, servants from Prince Rui's Mansion and Prince Xian's Mansion also went to report the news.
At this time, the palace was already in chaos. The queen stood in front of the dragon couch with her hair disheveled, surrounded by kneeling palace eunuchs.
At two o'clock in the morning, a cry of surprise came from the emperor's bedroom. Everyone knew that if the emperor could not wake up, they and the others would probably die. Also kneeling with the palace people was the concubine Chu Jieyu. She was wearing a middle coat, with disheveled hair, eyes full of tears, and trembling with fear.