At this time, the night was dim, and Qi Jingyang held an empty ceramic wine glass in his hand, turning it over and over in his hands. The wine glass knocked on the table and on his heart.

Behind him, Kong Yan stood with his hands hanging slightly bent over, his head lowered to his chest and he did not dare to raise it. He knew that His Highness the Crown Prince was in a complicated mood at this time and would get angry if he was not careful at all.

The main hall of the East Palace is eerily quiet. You can only hear the rustling of the wind outside and the constant trembling of the candlelight. It seems that you can feel that His Royal Highness sitting in front of the case is in a bad mood.

"Is the news accurate?" Qi Jingyang suddenly asked.

The decree of the Qinzheng Palace was only passed down in the harem. People in the East Palace heard about Lu Huiling's conferment, and there was no decree specifically passed on to them.

Qi Jingyang has been busy with government affairs these days, and the war on the front line is tense. As the saying goes, before the troops move, food and grass go first. More than 100,000 people have to eat. However, there is not much food and grass in the national warehouse, so they have to send officers and soldiers to collect food and send it to the front line in time.

Although Qi Jingyang and Qi Jingqin did not deal with each other, Qi Jingyang still knew what was important and what was important in the face of national events. However, wars broke out frequently, and the people in the state were not living well. The collection of taxes was very troublesome, and Qi Jingyang was often busy until late at night.

As soon as I returned to Beijing today, I heard Kong Yan talk about the explosive incident in the palace and Lu Huiling's concubine.

Only then did Qi Jingyang remember what Lu Gaohong had said to him. Now with Lu Gaohong's help in the court and Lu Huiling in the harem, the father and daughter tried their best to make Qi Jingyang win before Qi Jingqin returned from the victory.

Occupy a favorable position.

Qi Jingyang naturally understood Lu Gaohong's good intentions. In the past few days at court, Qi Jingyang no longer acted casually. Lu Gaohong fully supported Qi Jingyang in doing errands in front of the emperor, and also assisted him in handling official affairs behind the scenes, which made the emperor look at His Royal Highness with admiration.

Qi Jingyang thought that he had already achieved this, and Lu Huiling did not need to develop further.

Although he is not close to Lu Huiling, after all, he is also his mother's cousin. How can he bear to let her sacrifice her life's happiness to help him rise to power? Not to mention whether he can bear it or not, just as a man should do

Even with his own pride, he couldn't accept all this.

Kong Yan promised Fu Fu body, stepped forward and said: "There are rumors in the harem... I think it is true. If it is false, Concubine Mei will not allow such rumors to spread, and she will also treat Yichun Palace.

unfavorable."

Qi Jingyang let out a heavy breath and placed the ceramic wine glass in his hand on the table. The wine glass slid down and fell to the ground of the East Palace, making a rather harsh sound.

Qi Jingyang fell into the chair with his eyes closed, his right hand placed in front of his forehead, and his left hand dropped casually. He could no longer support himself and looked extremely decadent.

Kong Yan was very worried about the prince, and couldn't help but stepped forward to persuade him: "Your Highness, I will help you go back to the palace to rest. It's too cold here, and you have to go to court tomorrow morning. The emperor values ​​the prince now, so you can't be too late.

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"Kong Yan, please go out and leave me alone for a while." Qi Jingyang said tiredly.

Although Kong Yan was worried, he could only accept the order and go out. Before leaving, he could not help but look back at the prince worriedly.

Qi Jingyang is the only one left in the huge main hall of the East Palace.

He remembered that it was like many years ago, it shouldn't be so quiet here.

At that time, his mother often came to the East Palace to see him, and many children from aristocratic families accompanied him to study. Qi Jingqin and Qi Wangshu were still young at that time, and Qi Jingyang, who was several years older than them, always liked to bully them. His mother always scolded him for not being responsible.

Like an eldest brother.

I don’t know when the empress mother and Concubine Mei began to have an indelible feud. Then Qi Jingqin and Qi Wangshu no longer secretly came to the East Palace to play. The empress mother always forced him to read and write. The request was

He surpassed Qi Jingqin in everything and encouraged himself at all times according to the prince's request.

Qi Jingyang no longer studied and read with the children of the aristocratic family, and no longer danced swords and guns with them in the school grounds. Instead, he was replaced by a stern Taifu who only stared at him every day. In the school grounds, Liang Fengmian also only looked at him.

Conduct teaching.

As a prince, the things he uses and the educational resources he receives are the best.

But he still remembered the sweet-scented osmanthus tree planted by the three brothers and sisters outside the main entrance of the East Palace. It was already fragrant in late autumn.

After his mother passed away, his mother's instructions before her death echoed in his mind. As the crown prince and the future emperor, he must surpass Qi Jingqin in everything.

This morbid thought oppressed him for a long time, and finally he was not tired anymore, and indulged himself in anger, drinking and having fun all day long, playing music every night, and lingering in the land of fireworks.

Uncle Lu Gaohong was heartbroken. He repeatedly came to advise but was always ignored. After marrying Zhao Peiyu, Princess Zhao Peiyu of the King of Shu, he did not know how to cherish...

At this point, an innocent woman needs to be sacrificed to regain his own glory.

Qi Jingyang began to doubt whether he really had the ability to compete with Qi Jingqin.

On the second day after being canonized as Ming Fei, Lu Huiling woke up from the palace of Minghua Hall. Aunt Xulan had been guarding the door early. There was no rightful owner in the palace, so there was no need to get up early to say hello. Lu Huiling could only

The spirit sleeps until it wakes up naturally.

However, Lu Huiling woke up early. She opened her eyes and looked at the carved patterns on the top of the bed. They were extremely exquisite and ingenious. The emperor really gave her the best things.

"Xu Lan, come in." After Lu Huiling lay down for a while, she opened the curtain on one side and sat up. She knew that Xu Lan had been guarding the door of the palace all night, because before this, she often

He had to take turns with another daily officer on duty, so he naturally saw Eunuch He keeping vigil for the emperor.

Xu Lan heard Concubine Ming's call and quickly went in with a few maids carrying toiletries.

"My slave, please pay your respects to Concubine Ming. May Concubine Ming be blessed with peace of mind."

Seeing that Concubine Ming had not yet been reprimanded by the emperor after executing two maids yesterday, the maids on duty in Minghua Hall became even more cautious. In the past, they always felt that if their master punished them indiscriminately, the emperor was old and merciful, so if word spread, they would naturally be punished.

The emperor reprimanded her. Now it seems that the emperor loves Concubine Ming to an extent that no one else can imagine.

The palace maid behind Xu Lan was kneeling on her knees, holding warm water in her hands, holding her gorgeous clothes above her head, her head lowered to her chest, and she did not dare to raise her head to look at Concubine Ming.

Lu Huiling saw it and was very satisfied. The two palace ladies yesterday were not guilty of death, but she wanted to kill the chicken to show the monkey. She had long expected that someone would gossip behind her back, and these women in the palace were extremely boring.

, she wanted to prevent this phenomenon from happening.

"Get back on your feet." Lu Huiling said softly, "Wash me, I'm going to the Qinzheng Hall."

Xu Lan was a little surprised. It was early in the morning, and the emperor might have just left the court, but after all, the state affairs were heavy. If he went without being summoned, even Concubine Mei would be turned away.

But then I thought about it, how can Concubine Mei compete with Concubine Mei now? Xu Lan has been in the palace for most of her life, but who has risen to the top from a young officialdom? Only Concubine Ming.
Chapter completed!