I saw that the people sent to Qianning Palace came back: "Your Highness, Qianning Palace said that the Queen had already set off, but I don't know why she didn't arrive for so long. I have sent people to look for her, but she still hasn't arrived. Found traces of the Queen."

It doesn't matter that he hasn't been here for a while, but he has been missing for so long, which still makes people very worried.

Qi Wangshu sent the people away and looked at each other with the palace maid Qingyin who was waiting beside him. She asked in a low voice: "Is there anything the emperor's sister-in-law needs today?"

Qi Wangshu has been taking care of the tedious affairs in the palace. Today is not only the New Year's Eve family banquet, but also the day when the top three are selected in the imperial examination.

In addition, those clan members who had been under house arrest for about two months were also politely invited out by Qi Wangshu.

The clan members are branches of the Qi royal family. They have always been relatives of the royal family. After reaching a certain age, they will not hold any official positions in the court. However, if they want to become officials, in addition to being personally granted a title by the emperor, they still have to take the imperial examination. of.

Before Liang Huanqing's palace examination this year, he put all the clan members under house arrest, including his family members, which indirectly disqualified them from participating in the palace examination.

Qi Wangshu was still worried that the elders of the clan would rarely see the Queen today and would make things difficult for her in every possible way.

Not to mention it was just a simple Mid-Autumn Festival family banquet, but now the banquet held in Baohe Hall was a banquet for the ministers.

After learning about the imperial examination, Qi Wangshu was a little afraid that after inviting the clan members to come out, they would embarrass the queen in front of the courtiers.

Now Liang Huanqing is managing the government under pressure from all directions. In addition, four months have passed, but there is still no news from the emperor. Many people are skeptical, wondering whether the empress did it on purpose. By doing this, he secretly conspired with Liang Ji and Qin Yuandao to kill the emperor, and he slowly took the throne as his own here.

Now everything Liang Huanqing does is what the emperor should do, and all the rights he exercises are the emperor's power. This will inevitably make everyone doubt Liang Huanqing's intentions.

Among them, the first people to question the Queen are the clan members.

Qi Wangshu has always been worried that at this Mid-Autumn Festival family banquet, the family members will say something to the Empress that will make her unable to come off stage, even though he clearly knows that Liang Huanqing is now an articulate person who can easily solve any problem. , she is completely different from the little girl who hid behind her father and brother and did not dare to speak out.

But nowadays, it is better to do less than to do more. Neither Qi Wangshu nor Liang Huanqing want this to happen.

In fact, they could not figure out why the clan masters, who were clearly affiliated with the Qi imperial family, did not form a group to jointly resist foreign enemies under such circumstances. Such things clearly happened at the border. Zhao Zhao came to write a letter saying that The matter has almost been resolved, but Great Liang has heard what happened to the Emperor of China, and is conspiring with several countries to attack Shangjing City in one fell swoop.

The small border country failed to win over Princess Wangshu of the Celestial Dynasty, so it began to seek peace with the Great Liang. However, even if it is a small country, if it can become a country in troubled times, its military strength will be very powerful.

Zhao Zhao said that if the two countries were allowed to get married, then they would definitely cause some harm to the Celestial Empire.

But even under such circumstances, when the empire was suffering from internal and external troubles, the clan leaders were still very obsessed with the issue of the queen empress establishing a heir apparent.

If Liang Huanqing did not agree to establish the crown prince, they would not know what methods they would use to deal with Liang Huanqing.

It is difficult for Liang Huanqing to do this. The reason is that these people should be the ones who should lend a helping hand in times of crisis, but now they are so chilling.

Qi Wangshu felt a little ashamed of Liang Huanqing,1 because he was unwilling to get married, which made it so difficult for Liang Huanqing to handle government affairs.

Qi Wangshu didn't know how many people in the court begged the Queen to betroth Princess Wangshu to the Southwest Kingdom, but Liang Huanqing refused despite the pressure. Liang Ji also said that if Southwest and Great Liang wanted to send troops to the Celestial Empire at this time,

If so, then Liang Ji would drive them all out even if he risked his life!

Seeing that the Empress did not come, Qi Wangshu's first reaction was whether there was something delayed today.

She subconsciously looked at the position of the clan lords, but although the faces of those clan lords had always been ugly, they did not look like people who could cause trouble in the palace.

"There is nothing special today that is more important than the Mid-Autumn Festival family banquet..." Qingyin also felt very strange. She didn't know why, but the Queen didn't come at all.

After waiting for so long, many people began to feel a little strange. Although this year's Mid-Autumn Festival family banquet was more special than usual, in the past, the emperor and the empress would be there. Now even if the emperor is gone, the empress is listening behind the curtain.

, why isn’t the Queen coming?

Liang Ji and Qin Yuandao felt something was strange, but they couldn't explain it clearly. If they asked, it would be difficult for the princess to handle such a situation alone.

But after waiting for so long, the Queen still didn't come. They all looked at Qi Wangshu. She seemed to have sent someone to look for her. The person had just come to report once, and Liang Ji asked her with his eyes if something had happened.

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Qi Wangshu also looked at Liang Ji with a troubled expression. Seeing his questioning look, Qi Wangshu shook her head. Now she didn't know where Liang Huanqing had gone.

Ji Ziqi was sitting in the audience, and her eyes happened to catch the exchange of expressions between General Liang Jiliang and Princess Wangshu.

Ji Ziqi, like everyone else, had been waiting for a long time in the Baohe Hall. All projects and activities were going on smoothly, but since the Queen didn't come, she still felt that something was missing.

Ji Ziqi just wanted to see what the Empress looked like. People said that the Empress had an oval face, long eyebrows, a soft voice, a charming look, bright eyes, white teeth, and a delicate complexion. She was really an outstanding beauty.

This is what Ji Ziqi heard from the people after he came to Beijing. This seems to be different from what he remembers Liang Huanqing being said by the clan elders.

The elder of the clan said that the girl Liang Huanqing had a pair of bright eyes, as bright and clear as stars. I don’t know what she thought of, she smiled excitedly at herself, her eyes were curved like crescent moons, as if the aura was also overflowing.

She came out. Between her frown and her smile, her noble look was revealed naturally, making people marvel at her elegant and graceful light.

Liang Huanqing's appearance is extremely beautiful, she is like a shining pearl, the jade is fluorescent, and there is a faint air of book between her eyebrows. The girl is seven or eight years old, with a round face, a pair of big black eyes, and long, fine black hair.

Draped over the shoulders, it looks slightly soft, and sometimes the long hair is loosely combed, showing a different kind of style. It suddenly changes from mature to cute, making people feel new love and pity. The white skin is like a freshly peeled shell.

, the big eyes twinkle as if they can talk, the small red lips and the white color of the skin are more distinct, a pair of small dimples are evenly distributed on both sides of the cheeks, a slight smile, the dimples are looming on the cheeks, cute as a fairy

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The Taiyuan Ji family had received favors from Liang Fengmian, so they often paid attention to General Liang Fengmian's daughter Liang Huanqing. They had also met this girl before.

Before Ji Ziqi left for the capital, his father and brother once told Ji Ziqi about the appearance of the Queen, because Ji Ziqi seemed to care a lot about what a person looked like.

He himself was usually a cool and unrestrained playboy, but now he had to take on this important responsibility and became the number one scholar in one fell swoop, but he still couldn't change this problem.

However, after hearing that everyone said that Liang Huanqing looked beautiful and good-looking, he felt relieved, but after all, he still wanted to see it with his own eyes.

Seeing that the Empress had not shown her face for so long, Ji Ziqi looked at Princess Wangshu and sent people to look for her. When he saw their appearance, he had no idea where the Empress had gone.

Ji Ziqi didn't know what happened to them. He didn't care about government affairs in the past, and now he couldn't figure out the situation. He just sighed in his heart: Why is it so difficult to see the Queen...

Just when everyone was impatient to wait, Yuebai walked in quickly, and everyone looked at her. Everyone knew that she was Yuebai, the palace order next to the queen.

When Qi Wangshu saw Yue Bai, he immediately stood up. But after he stood up, he didn't know what to say, so he just stood there and looked at Yue Bai.

Yuebai didn't dare to complain at all. She quickly knelt down, raised her hands and made a gesture of cupping her hands and said to Princess Wangshu who was sitting in the seat: "See you, Your Highness."

"No gifts, no gifts, where is the queen?" Qi Wangshu couldn't hide his words, so he hurriedly looked at Yue Bai and asked.

Qi Wangshu asked what everyone wanted to ask, and they all wanted to know why the Queen still didn't come after so long.

Yuebai stood there. She had already thought about it when she came. Now Zhaoqi just said that she had found a place where the emperor might be found. There was nothing wrong with the empress being anxious to see the emperor, but she couldn't directly communicate with so many people.

As I said, if we don’t find it, wouldn’t everyone’s happiness be in vain?

Yuebai blessed her body and said to Princess Wangshu: "The Queen is not feeling well and is resting in Qianning Palace. I am afraid that she will not be able to attend the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet tonight. The Queen sent her slaves to tell Her Royal Highness, everyone.

The adults forgive me."

As soon as Yue Bai finished speaking, Qi Wangshu and Qingyin looked at each other. It was fine if others didn't know. They had just sent people to visit Qianning Palace. Do they still know if the Queen is in Qianning Palace?

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But Qi Wangshu was not stupid. She knew that Yue Bai must have a reason for what she said, so she followed her words: "In that case, let's all disperse after appreciating the moon, Queen.

I have been really tired recently, and I feel so sick today..."

Qi Wangshu pretended to be sighing and worried, and everyone couldn't say anything.

But when Liang Ji looked at Qi Wangshu's look just now, he knew that things would not be that simple.

Seeing this, Yuebai said politely: "Then I will take my leave."

Before leaving, Yuebai turned slightly to Liang Ji, looked up at him, and motioned for him to come out.

When Liang Ji saw Yue Bai's look, he naturally understood that things were not that simple. Then he just nodded slightly to indicate that he understood. It just so happened that he also had something to ask Yue Bai.

After Yue Bai left, Liang Ji casually gave Qi Wangshu an excuse and walked out. Sure enough, Yue Bai was waiting for him in the corridor.

"Young Master." Yuebai still calls Liang Ji the same name in the mansion now that he sees him.

"How is the Queen?" Liang Ji was worried that Liang Huanqing was really ill, so she couldn't help but ask, "Where is she now?"

Yuebai frowned slightly, as if the situation was urgent. She looked at Liang Ji and said anxiously: "On the way Queen Cai came here, when she passed the corridor next to the Fanzong Tower, Lord Luo Xun and Zhuo Qi stopped her.

The Queen."

"Isn't Chuqi looking for the emperor in Lingshan? Why did he come to the palace?" Yesterday, Liang Ji personally told them that he would come to attend the Mid-Autumn Festival family banquet and treat it as a holiday. However, they also told Liang Ji personally that they could not come to the palace to celebrate the festival.

He has an attitude of never returning Loulan until he breaks it.

Yuebai looked around and said that this matter could not be made public at the moment. She whispered to Liang Ji: "General Wei Shen and the others discovered a cave that had not been discovered before... They said that there might be a village over there, and the emperor might

Right there.”

"What?" Liang Ji was a little surprised. Four months had passed and he suddenly found it today?

"Is this true?" Liang Ji still hasn't recovered. There was no news at all before, so why did he find it now?

Yuebai nodded and said, "I heard what Chu Qi said with my own ears. Now the Queen has left the palace."

"The Queen is gone?" Liang Ji asked in surprise, "It's dark and windy, and the Emperor has not been found after all. How can you put the Queen in danger?! What a nonsense!"

Liang Ji tried his best to lower his voice, but a hint of majesty could still be heard in his voice.

Yuebai hurriedly lowered his head and said: "The Queen was thinking of the Emperor, so she went regardless of dissuasion..."

"You stay in the palace. Don't tell Wang Shu yet. Accompany her to send the officials away. I'll go over and have a look." At this point, Liang Ji could only do this.

After saying that, Liang Ji turned around and left.

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"You are tired today, do you want to go to bed early?"

Ever since Su Shangqing became pregnant, Qi Jingqin became more and more gentle towards her. For some reason, he was always very concerned about his children. It felt like a child had died in front of him, but he didn't.

The same way to save him.

The two of them sat in the yard, looking at the bright moon in the sky. Su Shangqing shook her head, and she said coquettishly: "No, I just want to look at the moon. I haven't seen such a beautiful moonlight for a long time."

Qi Jingqin knew that she was thinking of her dead parents again, so he accompanied her: "It's too cold at night, shall I find something for you to wear?"

It was rare to see him be so considerate. Su Shangqing nodded: "Go ahead and come quickly."

Qi Jingqin nodded and then walked into the room.
Chapter completed!