The previous worries seemed to be instantly dispelled the moment he saw He Changdi.
After all the people in Jing'an House got into the carriage, Chu Lian sat next to He Changdi before asking, "What's going on? What happened to the Wanmin Hall?"
He Changdi's handsome appearance is still as cold as before, but the eyes that look down at his wife reveal a tenderness that has never been shown outside.
He stretched out his slender fingers to help Chu Lian gather the broken hair on the sideburns behind his ears, and then his hand rested on Chu Lian's white and tender earlobe to caress.
Chu Lian's ears are sensitive, so she shrank her neck, seeing that she couldn't avoid He Changdi's messy hands, so she could only follow him, but her small earlobes were quickly rubbed red.
Even his cheeks were stained with a blush.
"The prince has committed a crime." He Changdi spoke calmly, as if he was saying such an ordinary sentence as how the weather is today.
Chu Lian's eyes widened because of these words, and his clear apricot pupils were full of surprise.
"what?"
Isn't Emperor Taiping quite satisfied with the present Crown Prince and Second Prince? Half of the original book she read also said that the prince's position was stable, and that the concubine Liang, as the concubine of the prince's mother and concubine, would not fight for it. Even the Emperor Taiping and the queen mother were very satisfied with the concubine Liang.
In addition, Concubine Liang is the adoptive mother of the fourth prince, Chu Lian has a good sense of Concubine Liang and the prince, why did the prince suddenly commit an offense
Looking at it like this, even the Longevity Festival ended early, which shows that this matter is very big.
The fourth prince is the closest to the prince, will he be implicated
He Changdi seemed to be able to understand the worry in his wife's eyes. He stretched out his hand and gently scratched Chu Lian's upturned nose, his voice still extremely calm.
"Don't worry, the Fourth Highness will not be involved in this matter."
Chu Lian breathed a sigh of relief, as long as she didn't implicate King Jin, she would definitely not have anything to do with He Changdi, so she could rest assured.
As for Concubine Liang and the Crown Prince, she was not familiar with them, so she didn't want to care about them.
The young couple sat in the carriage, and after He Changdi told her in detail, she knew what happened in the Wanmin Palace that made Emperor Taiping so angry.
On the Longevity Day, all the courtiers who participated in the Longevity Banquet had to present gifts, and the princes were no exception.
After the eldest prince passed away, the second prince had been established as the crown prince for several years.
The second prince's talent is average, and the court minister Xungui thought that the second prince's position as the crown prince would not last long, but it is amazing that the second prince, who is such a fool, stayed safely in the position of the crown prince because of the relationship between the good concubine and the fourth prince Five or six years.
In fact, it is not surprising that there is a good concubine in the palace who "pretends" to stabilize Emperor Taiping, and there are four princes in the court, King Jin, who is the one who takes the blame for the prince, and some ministers who stand in the middle of the court. It's no surprise that it survived.
But at today's longevity banquet, there was no good concubine, and the fourth prince stayed out of the matter, so it's not surprising that the prince messed up and took the blame for himself.
The reason is that the prince presented a "phoenix" to Emperor Taiping. It is said that it was a divine bird discovered in Lingnan, and it was transported back from Lingnan at a huge expense along the way.
It has beautiful feathers like fire, with a gorgeous phoenix tail like a peacock dragging behind it. The crown is golden, the beak is lavender, and the phoenix eyes have orange eyeliner, which is noble and beautiful.
As soon as this "divine bird" was respected, all the officials in the Hall of People stared in amazement, admiring the beauty of the "divine bird". Emperor Taiping was obviously happy, even though the crown prince had spent a lot of money and money in transporting this "divine bird" to Beijing. However, if we can really find this "Phoenix", it means that there is an auspicious birth in the Great Wu Dynasty, and it is still on the Longevity Day, which is a good omen.
The ancients were superstitious, and they were very convinced of the auspiciousness of this kind of divine bird, even Emperor Taiping was the same.
Originally, the Holy Majesty and all the ministers were happy to see the auspicious bird, but who would have thought that they would find an accident in the public.
A court lady serving drinks knocked over the teacup on the tray onto the "Sacred Bird", and immediately there was a puddle of peeling colors on the floor...
When Emperor Taiping saw it, his face turned black immediately, and he asked someone to go up to check it, but he found that it was not a magical bird, it was clearly a green peacock whose feathers had been plucked and dyed.
The prince deceived the emperor on the Longevity Day, Emperor Taiping was furious for a while, and ordered the prince to be suppressed on the spot.
When the second prince was pushed down, his expression was full of disbelief, and when he was in a hurry, he actually called out to the fourth prince, King Jin, who was sitting under his highness. It's a pity that this time, King Jin's blue eyes didn't even show any emotion.
The banquet has reached this point, and there is such a scandal of deceiving the emperor, how can it continue.
Emperor Taiping was so angry that he left the banquet angrily, and the Longevity Banquet at Wanmin Hall broke up unhappy.
Later, it was the report that Chu Lian saw in the imperial garden of the harem.
Chu Lian's eyes widened and he couldn't believe it, "The prince is too stupid." He dared to remake a peacock brought from Lingnan and dress it up as a phoenix...why didn't he go to the sky
He Changdi looked down at his wife, and shook his head slightly, "Although the prince sometimes behaves mischievously, it's not something he can do."
Chu Lian understood He Sanlang's meaning in an instant, "You said the prince was provoked?"
He Changdi embraced Chu Lian, looked at the eyes in front of him getting deeper, and nodded slightly.
He suddenly asked Chu Lian, "Can you guess who it is?"
Chu Lian's clear apricot eyes turned around. Although she usually doesn't care about the affairs of the court, she does understand the basic situation in the court, and she didn't just read the original text for nothing. After thinking for a while, her eyes widened. Liang, stretched out a white and tender hand, and compared the number six in front of He Changdi's eyes.
A gleam of relief flashed in He Changdi's eyes.
This matter is indeed inseparable from the sixth prince.
He knew that his wife didn't like the fights in the Lichaotang, and she was very lazy on weekdays. Originally, he thought that Chu Lian didn't understand these situations at all, but at this time she guessed it, which surprised him a little.
"How did you guess it? Don't you dislike these intrigues?" A bright light flashed in He Sanlang's eyes at this time.
Chu Lian rolled his eyes at He Changdi, who had no image, "Do you think I don't want to hide and relax? It would be nice to only eat, sleep, cook and make money on weekdays, and you have to use your brain to understand these things. But husband and wife, since you are in In this quagmire, if I don't understand anything, I will hold you back one day, and even if I can't be your help, I can't be your drag."
During these days, Chu Lian didn't bury her head in the mansion and do nothing. Not only did she manage several shops and farms in her hands, she also asked Nanny Zhong to move a lot of books to the big study in the front yard. The situation between North Korea and China has been roughly controlled.
Their husband and wife will move out soon, and she will be in charge of the house at that time. The so-called male host outside and female host inside, He Sanlang is busy with official duties, and she has to worry about the interpersonal relationship and human exchanges in the Hou Mansion. In the dark, it might really cause trouble for He Changdi.
He Changdi was taken aback, and his heart warmed. Before he knew it, Chu Lian had already done so much for him.
Those painful experiences hidden in the depths of memory seem to be no longer hard to let go because of Chu Lian's care and consideration.
He slightly tightened his arms and hugged Chu Lian tightly, letting her petite and soft body be buried in his chest.
Chu Lian blinked, because He Changdi was a little dazed by such a sudden movement, and she didn't realize it until she heard his low and hoarse voice in her ear.
She heard him say, "Lian'er, thank you."
Regardless of whether she was a poisonous woman in the previous life or not, Chu Lian at this moment completely belongs to him, she is the only wife He Changdi loves deeply, and the only warm light in his life.
I don't know why Chu Lian suddenly felt a bit sore in her nose. She passed under his cloak with a pair of arms, wrapped around his thin waist, buried herself more tightly in his chest, and said two words sullenly, "Fool."
She is really a fool. What she did was just fulfilling her duties as a wife, but He Changdi was so moved that she felt embarrassed and wanted to treat him more desperately.
Here, in the carriage going back to Jing'an Bo's mansion, the young couple are tender and affectionate, but the atmosphere in the palace is stagnant.
Emperor Taiping, who ended the banquet early in a rage, was in the Hall of Qinzheng at this time. He was sitting behind the imperial case, still wearing the dress for the Longevity Banquet, and Eunuch Wei was the only one beside him.
Eunuch Wei looked at the Holy Majesty's dark face and couldn't help trembling all over while standing aside.
He didn't know how long he had been with Emperor Taiping, but he felt that time seemed like years.
At this time, Grandpa Sun outside the palace had something to report.
Wei Chenghai glanced at Emperor Taiping beside him, and said carefully, "My lord, outside..."
Before he finished speaking, Emperor Taiping turned his head and glanced at him. After so many years with Yujia, Wei Chenghai understood what Emperor Taiping meant almost instantly.
He bowed respectfully to Emperor Taiping, then retreated softly in a small step, but after a while, he came back again.
Leaning close to Emperor Taiping, Wei Chenghai said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, outside is the Concubine Liang, who is kneeling outside the hall. I want you to see her."
Emperor Taiping's face turned cold, and he didn't speak immediately. Eunuch Wei lowered his head and waited aside. He knew that Emperor Taiping was thinking.
After a while, Emperor Taiping said a few words, and Eunuch Wei went out again.
At the end of March, outside the Hall of Qinzheng, the glamorous floor tiles were still bitingly cold. Concubine Liang was kneeling on the floor tiles in a plain dress. Go, but what you see is not the person you want to see.
Wei Chenghai walked up to Concubine Liang, and looked down at this middle-aged woman who was still charming.
Concubine Liang couldn't help asking, "Eunuch Wei, Your Majesty..."
"Your Majesty, please go back. The Holy Majesty is busy with business and will not see you at this time. It is cold and cold, so don't hurt yourself."
Hearing what Eunuch Wei said, Concubine Liang went limp all over, almost throwing herself on the cold ground.
"Holy... Did His Majesty just say this?"
Wei Chenghai didn't speak, obviously acquiescing.
Concubine Liang was finally sent away by Wei Chenghai.
What Wei Chenghai meant at this time was what Emperor Taiping meant, and no one dared to defy him.
Wei Chenghai returned to the palace.
He cautiously stood beside Emperor Taiping, seeing that it was late at night, he still asked in a low voice, "My lord, how do you arrange for tonight."
Emperor Taiping looked up at the empty hall, and after a while he said in a low voice, "Concubine Wei."
Eunuch Wei hurried out to order.
Concubine Liang was sent back to Chengxiang Hall, and before she could rest, she learned that Emperor Taiping had gone to Concubine Wei.
Concubine Liang, who had always been virtuous in appearance and did not fight or snatch, turned ferocious in an instant, and she called her confidant maid in a low voice.
At this time, Concubine Liang's voice sounded particularly cold.
"How did the fourth prince behave today?"
The maid didn't hide anything, "Go back to your mother, at the banquet, His Royal Highness didn't respond at all."
"He just watched the emperor's son being dragged down?"
The maid didn't speak, she was acquiescing.
Suddenly Concubine Liang overturned the small table beside her, and the snacks and teacups on the small table rolled to the ground, making a "crash" sound.
Concubine Liang yelled like crazy, "This little bastard, how dare he, how dare he treat my A Sheng like this! Sister, how could you give birth to such an ungrateful bastard!"
No maid in Chengxiang Palace dared to speak, and Concubine Liang looked like a lunatic at this moment.
Concubine Wei didn't expect Emperor Taiping to come to her so late, she hurriedly asked the maids to get ready.
Today, Emperor Taiping made such a big fuss in Wanmin Hall, and later severely punished the crown prince, but he still remembered her as a noble concubine, so one can imagine her position in the heart of the Holy One.
When Emperor Taiping came to Concubine Wei, Concubine Wei served him very attentively.
It was too late, Emperor Taiping was exhausted, and the two of them washed up and fell asleep.
On the large bed, Concubine Wei Gui was massaging Emperor Taiping in loose pajamas.
Emperor Taiping occasionally opened his eyes to look at the woman in front of him, but whenever he closed his eyes, what flashed in his mind was another smiling face from his memory.
It has to be said that among the concubines in the harem, the person who most resembles Ye Xun is Concubine Wei.
This is also the reason why Emperor Taiping would come to sleep with Concubine Wei whenever he has troubles, and it is also the real reason why she maintains her great favor.
Concubine Wei Gui has a good massage technique, and she learned it from the old lady who is good at massage in the palace.
Emperor Taiping was old and didn't care much about sex. Every time he came to Concubine Wei's place, he just simply slept. In order to please Emperor Taiping, Concubine Wei would often give him massages to loosen his muscles and bones.
Concubine Wei Gui was thinking about other things while massaging.
Now that the prince has lost power, she also understands that the sage can no longer tolerate the second prince. The second prince has no consciousness of being a heir at all. It is impossible for Emperor Taiping to really give him the supreme position for such a son.
She has only one daughter, Princess Le Yao, and no son. Although she also wants to have a son of her own, the older the Emperor Taiping, the more he controls himself. There has been no concubine in the palace for several years.
In just a moment, thousands of thoughts flashed through Concubine Wei's mind.
She thought of what her younger sister Wei Fengzi had said to her when she entered the palace.
Her eyes were instantly determined, why not sell her favor to Emperor Taiping at this critical moment, anyway, she has no hope of having a son, how can there be true love in the harem.
Concubine Wei Gui is not completely stupid. After all these years, how could she fail to realize that she is just a substitute for someone the Holy One can't get
Emperor Taiping was lying on the bed in bright yellow pajamas and allowing Concubine Wei to massage his back when Concubine Wei's soft voice suddenly rang in his ears.
"My lord, do you still remember Sister Ye?"
As soon as Wei Guifei uttered these words, Emperor Taiping suddenly sat up and looked at her dangerously.
In the next second, Wei Guifei's fair neck fell into the palm of Emperor Taiping.
Emperor Taiping was capable of both civil and military skills, and with just one attack, Concubine Wei's neck was already bruised.
"What did you say?"
Concubine Wei stared into Emperor Taiping's eyes, without any doubt that once her next sentence dissatisfied Emperor Taiping, she would turn into a corpse and be carried out.
Concubine Wei's back was covered with cold sweat, she trembled her eyelashes and closed her eyes to stabilize her emotions, then said with a slightly trembling voice: "Holy... Majesty, although Sister Ye is gone, she left you a gave birth to a child…”
Emperor Taiping's pupils shrank suddenly.
what! Ah Xun was pregnant with his child back then!
They actually have a child!
His Ah Xun left him a child!
"Say! If you dare to hide a word, you should know the consequences!"
Concubine Wei's plump body trembled, not daring to hide anything, "Sister Ye's child is... Lord Jinyixiang..."
Jinyi
Chu Lian
The sixth lady of the British government
He Yanwen's third daughter-in-law!
The child who cooked for him in Wei Wangfu that day
Emperor Taiping was shocked for a moment!
Chu Lian's face flashed into his mind, even though Emperor Taiping had only seen Chu Lian once or twice, but at this moment he recalled Chu Lian's face very clearly.
The messy clues in my mind were connected in an instant.
Emperor Taiping thought of Chu Lian's familiar little face when he first met him, but after nearly half a year, he met him again in Wei Wang's mansion, and saw Chu Lian's back similar to Princess Duanjia's.
If this is the truth it makes sense.
Chu Lian's mother, Ye Xun, is a collateral lineage of the Ye family, and she and Wei Wangfei can barely be regarded as cousins.
Chu Lian and Princess Duanjia are also cousins, so there are traces of their resemblance.
After getting this result, Emperor Taiping unknowingly let go of his grip.
As soon as he let go, Wei Guifei held her neck and coughed violently. Just now she was really almost strangled to death by Emperor Taiping...
Knowing such a big secret, Emperor Taiping didn't even bother to rest at Concubine Wei's place.
With a loud shout, Eunuch Wei crawled in.
Then Eunuch Wei waited on Emperor Taiping with shaking hands, put on his clothes and went back to Qianqing Palace.
In the middle of the night, He Lin was summoned into the Palace of Qianqing.
"Check it out for me. I want all the information about the second wife and sixth lady of the British government."
He Lin got the secret order and walked out of the Qianqing Palace. He was afraid that he would be kicked out by Emperor Taiping if he walked too slowly.
Eunuch Wei, who was waiting on the sidelines, had already guessed the truth. He was also absent-minded at this time, and couldn't believe that Lord Jinyi Township was actually the blood of the Holy Majesty...
When Eunuch Wei was distracted, he suddenly heard Emperor Taiping ask, "Xiao Haizi, what do you think of Jinyi?"
Wei Chenghai was frightened and immediately cheered up. At this moment, how could he dare to say a word bad about Chu Lian.
"Jinyi Xiangjun is smart and dignified, quick-witted, and has a wonderful recipe. I have never seen such a special golden branch and jade leaf as Xiangjun."
Obviously, Eunuch Wei's words pleased Emperor Taiping.
Emperor Taiping stroked his smooth chin, recalling the first time he saw Chu Lian, the little girl didn't seem flustered at all even in front of him.
She was neither humble nor overbearing, and she was able to think of such a way to save Duanjia at such a dangerous moment. She even opened a restaurant well-known in Shengjing City. By the way, there are also Lu Zhou and Shang Dao. How did this little guy grow his head? Why is he so smart and cute? It must be inherited from him. Although A Xun is also smart, he has never had such wonderful ideas and ideas. Hands-on ability.
It must be genetic and he was right.
Emperor Taiping fell into a dream for a while. Ye Xun passed away many years ago, causing him to fall into pain, but he didn't expect Ye Xun to leave him a child.
This child is the continuation of Ye Xun's life and the proof of his love for Ye Xun.
Jinyi is the same age as Duanjia, he is sixteen this year, Emperor Taiping has made up his mind, if he and Ye Xun have a child, he will be sixteen years old.
Even if he has not received the results of He Lin's investigation, he is basically 80% sure that Chu Lian is his child.
Now that I think about it, I actually feel that Chu Lian likes him no matter where he plays.
But in the next second, Emperor Taiping's smiling face froze...
Eunuch Wei was terrified watching from the sidelines. Too many things happened tonight. Even a person like him, who has experienced big storms, couldn't bear it. Seeing his master's face changed again at this time, his legs were almost limp in fright. .
Eunuch Wei boldly asked, "My lord, what's wrong with you?"
When Emperor Taiping remembered that Chu Lian was married, and that her husband was He Yanwen's son, he immediately felt angry.
This feeling is like I have finally found a long-lost treasure, but this treasure has been engraved with someone else's name because it has been lost for too long...
He snorted coldly, "It's cheaper than that brat!"
The skin on Eunuch Wei's face trembled, and he immediately realized who Emperor Taiping was talking about.
Isn't it the Marquis Anyuan, who is now the director of the military election...
Chu Lian and He Changdi went back to Songtao Garden together, but they didn't know the change of the big man in the palace, nor did they know that her body had another layer of identity.
The prince had an accident today, King Jin calmly did not intervene, and He Changdi was relieved.
The turning point of the fate of the best friend in the previous life was on this night, but now things have changed and turned for the better, and He Changdi is in a good mood.
When the couple returned to Songtao Garden, it was already late at night.
But because of the tossing back and forth during the banquet, something went wrong in the middle, and both of them were sweating.
A change of clothes is essential.
Songtao Court is very large, and the clean room is not in one place. The clean room behind He Changdi's study room is more spacious.
Sitting in front of the dressing table, Chu Lian let Xiyan remove the hairpin from her head, and then took off the layered outer clothes that she was covering, only then did she feel lighter all over her body.
She was busy here, glanced at He Changdi who was still sitting at the table next to her, and asked strangely: "Why are you still here? You're not tired. Why don't you go to the clean room to take a shower?"
He Changdi picked up the teacup and sipped the warm water in it, but didn't answer Chu Lian's words for a while.
Chu Lian thought he wanted her to wash up first, so she said with a smile, "Go ahead, I'll ask Xiyan to clean up the room in the study, and everything is complete there, so you don't have to worry."
For the sake of what she said, He Changdi remained silent, and Chu Lian couldn't help turning his head to look at He Changdi.
When the two eyes met, Chu Lian realized that He Changdi was looking at her in the wrong way, and there was a fiery and lingering affection in it.
It's just that such eyes don't really match his iceberg handsome face...
Chu Lian blushed instantly when he looked at her, and she stammered, "Why are you looking at me, why don't you clean the room?"
It was only at this moment that He Sanlang, who cherished words like gold, spoke, his voice was intoxicatingly magnetic, and he chuckled so that people's hearts trembled, as if joking, "Why, forget what you promised me before? "
(Why did Ah Lan become more diligent, but left fewer messages... Feeling overwhelmed, unhappy, and unable to type. In addition, there was a small bug in the last chapter. The second prince's mother concubine is a good concubine, not a virtuous concubine .)