Concubine Xu Xian smiled beautifully and asked, "Why didn't my sister go in? Did she do something wrong? Kneeling down and asking His Majesty's forgiveness? How about my sister go in and intercede for her?"
The queen gritted her teeth and said, "No need."
The battles of the previous dynasty often involved the women in the harem. Zhou Wang's faction and the prince's faction competed, representing not only a dragon chair, but also the people behind each other. If the prince falls, how long can the queen sit in this position? One day, Emperor Wenhui will grow old. If King Zhou sits on the dragon chair, what will happen to the queen
Ordinary official residences are filled with countless methods of pickling, and even more so in the harem. If you are not careful, you will lose your life and implicate your family. Live your life with care.
Concubine Xu Xian said with a smile: "If elder sister is unwilling, younger sister will not force it. But younger sister still has something to tell His Majesty at the moment, so I won't disturb elder sister's interest." She covered her mouth and smiled, and was about to send someone in to report. Emperor Wenhui.
The queen just wanted to grab the face of Concubine Xu Xian. When Concubine Xu Xian went in, she could almost guess what the empress could say. It is nothing more than fanning the flames and adding fuel to the flames. Emperor Wen Hui has always listened to Concubine Xu Xian's words, and I am afraid that his anger towards the prince will be even better.
But she couldn't stop Concubine Xu Xian.
Concubine Xu Xian was about to go in, but she saw someone hurriedly running outside. Seeing Concubine Xu Xian, she apologetically said, "My Lady of Concubine Xian, His Royal Highness Prince Rui is outside, and I want to see His Majesty at this moment."
Prince Rui? Concubine Xu Xian and the queen were startled at the same time. What is Prince Rui doing here
Although Concubine Xu Xian was arrogant on weekdays, she was not incomprehensible. Those arrogance were just playing petty tempers against Emperor Wen Hui, and she did not dare to be vague on major matters, and immediately said: "Then I will come back later."
How many years older is the queen than Concubine Xu Xian, and she has seen more about the affairs of the court. Her heart sinks. Prince Rui will not come sooner or later, but he will only come when the prince has an accident and Emperor Wenhui has issued a letter of conviction. Bad intentions.
The valet beside Emperor Wen Hui quickly came out and said a few words to the person who notified him. The person who notified him went out. The Queen and Concubine Xu Xian stood and knelt, but they saw a young man in purple walking outside.
He wore a half silver mask, his expression was leisurely, the queen was a bit embarrassed and angry for no reason. As the queen of a country, she was seen by outsiders to be so embarrassed. Concubine Xu Xian looked at the other party's face and was a little stunned. Some people were born strange, but they couldn't see what their appearance was, but the elegance and elegance of the whole body was heartbreaking enough, as if as long as he stood here, the eyes of others could not be seen. It doesn't fall on him in general.
Prince Rui walked past the Empress and only glanced at her. There was not much meaning in his eyes, and his footsteps did not stop, as if he did not see the picture of the mother of a country kneeling in front of the palace. But this is definitely not because of empathy for the empress. Although Prince Rui did not show any expression, the empress felt that the other party was just too lazy to look at it, and it was disdain and contempt from the bottom of his heart.
She felt embarrassed.
In the study, Emperor Wen Hui sat upright at the table, his expression was calm and steady, as if the person who had just been violent in the study was not him.
It's just that the back is a little stiff.
The purple-robed youth walked in from outside, called him lazily, His Majesty, even if he had said hello, then walked to Shi Shiran opposite him and sat down. There was no respect or worship at all.
In this way, Emperor Wen Hui had a feeling that he was nothing in front of the young man in front of him.
This thought was only for a short moment, and Emperor Wen Hui came back to his senses, looked at Prince Rui with a smile, and said, "I've been very busy these days, but I haven't asked Prince Rui where he lives, but are you still used to it?"
There is some kind of closeness in this sentence. Now that Qin State has a bad attitude towards Ming Qi, if Great Liang has other ideas at this time, Ming Qi will really be in a dilemma. Therefore, Emperor Wen Hui didn't want to make things too bad with Great Liang. It's okay to be soft or bow his head, as long as he passes the current hurdle first, and he will talk about it later.
That's why he rushed up to please Prince Rui. If the people of Ming Qi saw Emperor Wen Hui like this, they would scoff at him.
Prince Rui smiled lazily and said, "Thanks to Your Majesty, this Prince is doing pretty well, but I heard that Your Majesty has not been doing well these days."
Emperor Wen Hui's heart skipped a beat, but he didn't show anything on his face. He just shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Goddess has no way to make Prince Rui laugh."
"I can't blame Your Majesty either," said Prince Rui, "After all, His Majesty has nine sons." His tone was full of joy and anger: "However, Emperor Qin is pitiful. When he came to pay tribute to Ming Qi, the crown prince and princess were all folded here, which is really a disaster. "
Emperor Wen Hui's smile became a little embarrassing.
Prince Rui was right. The Emperor of Qin always demanded that the Crown Prince pay for his life. Although it was because he wanted to pursue balance, there was another reason. When two countries came to pay tribute, Prince Rui of Great Liang was not injured at all, but the prince and princess of Qin country died. What is this all about? Did Ming Qi specifically target them in Qin? Or is it showing that Qin's national strength is low, and even a prince and princess can't be kept
In any case, this is something that makes Qin State very embarrassed, and Qin Huang is also the most annoyed by this. Therefore, even if the crown prince paid his life for this, the vanity of the superior would make the Qin emperor dislike Ming Qi for a period of time.
He said: "I am also dealing with this matter as soon as possible."
Prince Rui smiled: "Emperor Qin should not give up easily."
Emperor Wen Hui held his breath in his chest. He spoke tactfully, and tried his best not to get into the conversation with the other party, but he didn't know if Prince Rui didn't understand it or what, so he just used this matter to block his heart, and said Words without mercy. Of course, Emperor Wen Hui would not think that Prince Rui was too stupid to understand the wink, so Prince Rui did it on purpose to disgust him on purpose.
Emperor Wen Hui wanted to walk away like he treated his disobedient courtiers, or get angry. Unfortunately, Prince Rui was not his courtier. Although he was a prince, in some respects, he was even more fierce than his emperor.
Emperor Wen Hui could only cut the conversation stiffly and asked, "But I don't know why Prince Rui came to me today, why?"
Prince Rui didn't speak, he just bent a finger and tapped on the table. In the silence, Emperor Wen Hui's heart was also grabbed by the finger that tapped on the table. He suddenly thought that today's Rui Wang Tiao came at this time, did he want to talk to him about something very important.
If Prince Rui mentioned the city at the junction of Great Liang and Ming Qi at this time... . How should Emperor Wen Hui refuse
His back, from the initial stiffness to cold sweat, the other party was so silent, but it made him feel a great weight invisibly.
After a while, Prince Rui tapped his finger on the table, and he said casually, "It's for this prince's life-long event."
"What?" Upon hearing this, Emperor Wen Hui was stunned instinctively, and before he could understand it, he heard Prince Rui's calm voice.
"Brother Huang has always hoped that this king will get married as soon as possible. This time, he came to Ming Qi and told this king to bring back his concubine. This king has exactly this intention."
This time Emperor Wen Hui understood, Prince Rui wanted to find a woman in Ming Qi? But why? Emperor Wen Hui instinctively felt a little strange in his heart, guessing that there was a conspiracy, but he couldn't show it. Immediately, he showed a generous smile and said, "It turns out that there is nothing to do, the hero is sad at the beauty gate, Prince Rui is young and talented, and naturally deserves to be like a beautiful family. I just don't know which one Prince Rui is looking for girl?"
Prince Rui stared at him, a pair of beautiful peach eyes suddenly burst into a smile, Emperor Wen Hui was stunned, and heard the young man speak lightly.
"Shen family, Shen Miao."
Emperor Wen Hui couldn't help laughing.
His heart was trembling with anger, and he wished that someone would drag Prince Rui down and behead him, but he couldn't. But he could no longer maintain the friendly smile on his face, and his expression was extremely stiff.
He asked in a dry voice, "You said... who?"
"Daughter of the mighty general." Prince Rui said: "Your Majesty doesn't remember? A few days ago, didn't the crown prince want to marry her as a concubine?"
It's so compelling! Deceiving too much!
Many thoughts popped up in Emperor Wen Hui's mind in an instant, but in the end, he couldn't help but want to sneer.
This Prince Rui looked lazy and didn't care about anything. He didn't pay attention to the alliance between Ming Qi and Qin. He took care of himself every day and did his own business. Tiger's, there are back moves here!
The one who wanted to marry was the daughter of the mighty general, was he marrying Shen Miao or the military power of the Shen family
Emperor Wen Hui knew that for Great Liang, the military power of the Shen family might be nothing, and Great Liang already had many outstanding soldiers. But for Ming Qi, most of the former outstanding generals were dismissed by him in the early years, and now the Xie family is in decline, and the only one who can support Ming Qi's prestige is the Shen family. Without the Shen family, Ming Qi would be like a tiger without claws. If he were to deal with Great Liang, he would be wiped out without even struggling.
What a Prince Rui, what a great Liang!
Emperor Wen Hui forced a smile and said, "Prince Rui has a good eye, but General Shen loves his daughter, everyone knows that if Prince Rui insisted on marrying Shen Miao, General Shen would only be worried about the young girl and would not want her to be far away. Marry Da Liang."
"What's so difficult about this?" Prince Rui played with the wrench on his hand, and said casually, "General Shen is unwilling, and His Majesty's imperial decree will suffice?"
Emperor Wen Hui was taken aback.
Prince Rui's words continued to reach his ears: "Daliang and Ming Qi are still friendly now, so your Majesty won't even give me this favor?" He stretched his back and said lightly, "So, my prince It's time to report back to the royal brother about the city."
Emperor Wen Hui had lived his whole life, and he finally knew what it felt like to be "shivering with anger".
The Shen family is just a piece of fat, and Prince Rui is not only trying to grab the fat, but also the master's hands to give it to him!
If he really issued the imperial decree, then even if Shen Xin stayed in Ming Qi because of his loyalty in the future, he would still feel resentment towards him, and it was he who issued the imperial decree to let Shen Miao marry away!
If he refuses to issue the imperial decree... Emperor Wen Hui glanced at the man opposite him, he couldn't see the expression clearly with the mask on, but he always felt that this man's lazy and contemptuous appearance was an extremely powerful means. When the alliance between Ming Qi and the Qin state is in jeopardy, it is not a wise move to confront Great Liang rashly.
Prince Rui gave him a difficult problem, but this problem has not been answered, because the answer is always wrong! It's him who suffers!
The man's eyes fell on Emperor Wen Hui, like a cat playing with a mouse in its claws, and asked lazily, "Have you thought about it, Your Majesty?"
Emperor Wen Hui couldn't hold his breath. Since he took the throne, he has dealt with countless difficult things, and there has never been a time when he was so suffocating. Is there anyone who dares to be so rude and presumptuous to him!
For the first time in his life, Emperor Wen Hui began to regret that he should not have dealt with aristocratic families in order to concentrate military power. If Ming Qi had more generals like Shen Xin, wouldn't he not have to be so humiliating in front of Great Liang
But how can there be regret medicine in the world
Seeing that he didn't answer, Prince Rui smiled, stood up, and said, "This prince understands." He was about to leave.
"Wait!" Emperor Wen Hui stopped him.
Prince Rui stopped and said with a smile: "Your Majesty has thought about it, the king of a country, one word."
"Ming Qi and Great Liang are on good terms, so I naturally have the beauty of an adult." Emperor Wen Hui laughed more ugly than crying, and said, "If Miss Shen marry Prince Rui, it will also be a blessing for Miss Shen, and I am happy to see it happen. Don't worry, I will make a decree today, and I will issue an decree in a few days." After squatting for a while, it was extremely difficult, and a few words came out of his mouth: "A matter of the city..."
"Take it as a gift to His Majesty." Prince Rui smiled and left in a good mood.
After Prince Rui left, Emperor Wen Hui suddenly slumped on the chair, sweat dripping from his forehead, but his face was extremely flushed.
Anger, shame, humiliation, and resentment were dripping on his face. However, he was powerless to change it.
This may be the most embarrassing thing in the world. He is obviously the king of a country, and he is the real son of the emperor, but he has to admit his incompetence and helplessness.
Eunuch Gao, who was on the side, didn't dare to show his air. Seeing the emperor was forced into such a situation with his own eyes, the servant was naturally frightened.
"Come here with my pen and paper." Emperor Wen Hui paused for a moment, then suddenly said.
Eunuch Gao was busy responding.
Emperor Wen Hui's eyes were heavy, although Prince Rui was talking about the city and not mentioning it for the time being, it was also temporary stability in exchange for the marriage of the Shen family, and no one knew how long it would last. The most important thing is that after Shen Miao married Prince Rui, although Shen Xin was still from Ming Qi, Emperor Wen Hui no longer dared to trust Shen Xin.
Although he suppressed Shen Xin before, he was afraid that Shen Xin's power would overtake the master, but the mighty general was loyal and good for generations, and he still believed in Shen Xin's loyalty to Emperor Wenhui. But her daughter was in Great Liang, if Great Liang used Shen Miao as an excuse to blackmail Shen Xin, who knew what kind of thing Shen Xin would do.
Shen Xin's chess piece is useless, and Ming Qi's situation will be even more difficult. In order to guard against the Great Liang, Ming Qi must quickly restore allies with Qin, and the two countries will work together to compete against one or two.
Qin State is still annoyed with Ming Qi about Huangfu Hao and Princess Ming An, so Ming Qi must show sincerity.
The prince must be dead.
Emperor Wen Hui closed his eyes.
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Contrary to everyone's expectations, the letter of conviction issued by Emperor Wen Hui to the crown prince came quickly and urgently, giving people almost no time to think clearly. The prince committed suicide in prison.
Whether it was suicide or not, anyone with a discerning eye can see it, but it is for the sake of the reputation of the prince. It is impossible for the prince to end up beheading in front of everyone like prisoners in the market, or because of the crime of assassinating the princes of other countries. On the second day, the majesty of the Ming Qi royal family will also be lost.
The common people are always fooling around, but the officials are well versed in this way. Who knows if the crown prince committed suicide? Royals always like to find a good-looking excuse for themselves, even if they are dirty.
When the news of the prince's suicide came, the queen seemed to be having a trouble. Even if she fell seriously ill, she would stay at Kunning Palace without leaving home, so she would be raised.
The concubines in the harem are all in danger, how could the queen be seriously ill? It's just because the prince has fallen, the prince has fallen, and the queen has no support for the rest of her life. It's hard to say whether this position can be held firmly. The queen lost her beloved son, and she was afraid that she would hold grudges against Emperor Wen Hui, and Emperor Wen Hui naturally had to be on guard. Only they knew whether they stayed home due to illness or were placed under house arrest.
If the queen also falls, who will be the next master in the sixth palace? It seems that Concubine Xu Xian has the best chance of winning. Emperor Wenhui loves Concubine Xu Xian, Concubine Xu Xian also has two sons, the brothers of Zhou Wangjing and Wang Li are fighting to the death, but Wang Li does not have a favored mother and concubine after all.
King Jing of Zhou, can be regarded as the right time and place.
Therefore, the concubines and concubines all behaved cautiously. At this juncture, they could not be caught by others. If they were accidentally used as spearmen, it would be a big problem.
In the case of Huangfu Hao, apart from the Crown Prince and the Empress who were involved, other people involved were also involved. The most implicated one was Yuanwailang Wangfu.
On that day, Master Wang from the mansion of Yuanwailang proposed to go to taste incense, and he also brought his wife with him. Who knew that Huangfu Hao would splatter Yifeng Pavilion with blood, and Wang Bi and Shen Dongling would definitely not be able to escape.
But that's not what convicted them.
Yuan Wailang was secretly engaged in the business of buying and selling private salt, and buying and selling private salt was a serious crime, and the entire palace would be implicated. Wang Bi and Shen Dongling were sentenced to beheading, the men of the Wang family were exiled, and the women served as military prostitutes.
This move of Emperor Wen Hui, discerning people can see that this time is quite angry, as if he was stimulated | However, the emperor's mind has always been incomprehensible, and although the courtiers are puzzled, they are only acting on orders.
Shen Miao drank tea while listening to Jing Zhe talk about what happened in the past few days. Luo Tan, who was beside him, kept stuffing snowflakes into his mouth to eat.
Snowflake candy was brought in from Yang, and it was said that it was made by a famous pastry chef in Great Liang, and only the royal family of Great Liang could eat it. Shen Miao did not pay attention, but was discovered by Luo Tan, Luo Tan was very pleasantly surprised after eating it once, and asked where Shen Miao bought it from, Shen Miao had to falter.
"Prince Qin's affair is really a big mess." Luo Tan said while eating: "To get so many people to bury him, it's not enough to exchange one prince." At the end, her voice became quieter. , seems to be afraid that the partition wall will have ears.
Shen Miao smiled slightly and was noncommittal, but she was also shocked by Emperor Wen Hui's ruthless determination.
Sure enough, if there is a father, there must be a son. In order to eradicate the Shen family, Fu Xiu Yi did not care about the life and death of Fu Ming and Wan Yu in order to eradicate the Shen family. Now it seems that Fu Xiu Yi's actions are exactly the same as Emperor Wen Hui.
In the eyes of their Fu family, family, love or friendship are all unreliable. Only the power of the country is the pursuit of life. In order to secure this position, sacrificing a son is nothing. Anyway, there will be other things. women to bear children for them.
This is probably the injustice in the Fu family's natural bones.
Luo Tan looked at the few snowflake candies on the plate and counted with her fingers, "Aunt and uncle have eaten it, and cousin Qiu has eaten it, but Brother Ling has not eaten, so let's leave the rest to Brother Ling. ?" She looked at Shen Miao.
Naturally, Shen Miao would not nod her head just because she was preoccupied with eating one bite.
"It would be great if you could remember where you bought this snowflake candy." Luo Tan sighed, feeling rather regretful: "I have eaten all the pastries in Xiaochuncheng, and I have eaten all the pastries in Dingjing. It's the first time I've eaten such delicious snowflake candy. Although you can't remember, I plan to ask someone to find it in person tomorrow, and I must find this store!"
Shen Miao was silent, this was made by the imperial chef of Great Liang, even if Luo Tan overturned the entire Dingjing, he was afraid that he would not be able to find this "shop". Shen Miao felt some regrets, it should not have said "shop" at that time, it was just a random stall.
Luo Tan added: "Brother Ling also likes to eat cakes, so he will definitely like this." After speaking, he remembered something, and said, "But brother Ling has been a little weird these days."
Shen Miao asked, "What?" Her daily concern was not on this, so she really didn't know what happened to Luo Ling.
"Except for going to the Military Department, I don't come out much after I go back to the mansion, I just practice martial arts in the courtyard." Luo Tan supported her chin and said, "Brother Ling was not such a harsh person before. Besides, I've been talking to him these past few days, and he He also appeared not in high spirits, as if he was hit by something." Luo Tan looked at Shen Miao, "Little cousin, you are smart, do you know what happened to him?"
Shen Miao said, "I don't follow him all the time, how can I know what he is thinking." Seeing Luo Tan's worried look, he comforted her, "Don't worry, it's almost the New Year's Day when the Ministry of War is busy, wait. It will be fine after this time.”
Luo Tan nodded, and just as she was talking, she saw Shen Qiu and Luo Tan walking in one after the other, and seeing that they were both in the main hall, Luo Tan greeted, "Cousin Qiu, Brother Ling, come over to eat. Snowflakes!"
Luo Ling entered the room and first glanced at Shen Miao, Shen Miao was looking at Shen Qiu with a smile, her eyes darkened and she walked to the side and sat down.
Shen Qiu unceremoniously grabbed a piece of snowflake candy and stuffed it into his mouth, saying, "Why are you guys so free today?"
Luo Tan was laughing and joking with Shen Qiu, and then she heard a notification from the servant outside that Shen Xin and Luo Xueyan were back.
Shen Qiu said: "Just in time, when parents come back, it's time for us to eat."
Shen Xin and Luo Xueyan walked in from outside, but this time, even Luo Tan, the most carefree, noticed something was wrong.
Shen Xin's complexion was ashen, his expression was very ugly, and Luo Xueyan was also very angry. Even if there are unpleasant things outside on weekdays, Shen Xin and his wife will never show it in front of the children, and they are both open-minded by nature, and few things can irritate them.
But looking at it today, it is clear that he is furious.
The little servant who was following Shen Xin and Luo Xueyan didn't dare to let out a sigh of relief, so he lowered his head and backed out.
Luo Tan and Luo Ling were cousins after all, so they were puzzled at this moment, but it was not easy to ask. Shen Qiu wanted to ask, but when he saw his father's face asking who to kill, he hesitated for a while and didn't dare to speak.
In the end, Shen Miao took the initiative to speak up, she looked at Shen Xin and Luo Xueyan, and smiled, "Why does your father and mother look unhappy, is there something unpleasant outside?"
As soon as Shen Miao opened her mouth, Shen Xin and Luo Xue Yan looked at Shen Miao at the same time, Shen Xin's eyes were mixed with remorse and anger, but Luo Xue Yan's eyes were filled with deep guilt and helplessness.
Shen Miao felt a "slight" in her heart, but she also quickly understood that it was because she was afraid that this matter had something to do with her.
Luo Xueyan took a deep breath and said with a smile, "It's alright, it's something in the court, Jiaojiao is hungry, let's eat first."
It's just that the smile was forced, and even Luo Tan's eyes were solemn.
Is there something so serious that Shen Xin and his wife, who are not afraid of the sky and the earth, have to hide it? Has this thing gotten so tricky
Shen Miao did not speak, did not answer well, and did not answer badly, she just looked at Shen Xin and his wife, her attitude made it clear that she wanted an explanation, she did not believe Luo Xueyan's explanation at all.
Shen Qiu was in a trance for a while and seemed to see Shen Miao several years ago. At that time, Shen Miao was still arrogant and was not as close to them as she is now, and was very close to the second and third rooms. Whenever he asked Shen Xin for something, he would stand in front of them without saying a word, extremely stubborn.
Actually, Shen Miao seemed to have changed a lot from the past to the present, but some of the habits in her bones remained the same.
Shen Xindao: "Jiaojiao, be obedient." He seldom was strict with Shen Miao, such strictness, if it was before, Shen Miao would have cried.
Luo Ling looked at her worriedly.
Shen Miao's expression did not move, she still had a faint look, she said, "Why didn't my father and mother tell me the truth? If I can't solve it, at least we can share some of it together, if I can solve it, it is not better. Concealing the matter, it seems to be lifelike. I am not a child, just like my eldest brother, I am also a member of the Shen family. "
Shen Xin's lips moved, but he still didn't speak.
Shen Miao looked at her, her eyes were as clear as a stream, under such eyes, it was impossible not to tell the truth to her. She said, "Besides, isn't this thing related to me?"
Luo Xueyan was startled suddenly, Luo Tan and Luo Ling looked at Shen Miao in surprise, Shen Qiu was also puzzled.
After Shen Xin heard the words, he stared at Shen Miao for a while, and finally sighed deeply and said with a wry smile, "The emperor issued the imperial decree today."
"I will marry you," he said with difficulty, "and Prince Rui."