Su Zhen stood up leisurely and said, "Madam, this was dug out from the courtyard of Qiling Palace. Have you ever seen this thing before?"
"What a joke! She is just a humble maid, how could I have seen her things!"
"Since the empress once taught Li Jieyu how to practice calligraphy, she must have regarded her as one of her own. Otherwise, you would not have heard of her disappearance and sent someone to whip her personal maid Yue Luo to vent your anger."
Su Zhen looked calm, testing the limits of Concubine Yu's tolerance for her.
Yu Changqing didn't expect Su Zhen to be so direct, and was about to defend her a few words when he saw Concubine Yu raise her chin and sneer, raising her hand to spin the emerald floating orchid bracelet on Hao's wrist, and her contemptuous eyes fell on them.
"Vent your anger? Are you two here to accompany me to relieve my boredom? If I want to punish a palace maid, there are many ways, but I still need to be afraid of her master? Even if it were Li Yu here, let alone I beat her
, so what if I find an excuse to grant her death? Can the Emperor punish me for her sake?"
Listening to her arrogant tone, Su Zhen felt strange. If it wasn't Concubine Yu, then who could have hit Yue Luo?
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, You Ning has a straightforward nature, so please don't blame me."
Concubine Yu ignored Yu Changqing, waved her wide sleeves, stood up and walked towards Su Zhen, lightly raising her head, with tiny pupils shining in her eyes.
Su Zhen stood still, while Concubine Yu stood still in front of her. She raised her arm and brushed it directly against Su Zhen's cheek. The latter's eyes were calm and did not dodge at all.
"Your Majesty, please respect yourself."
Concubine Yu chuckled, "It is rumored that Su Shaoqing has extraordinary courage and can compete with monsters. But I heard that it is because Su Shaoqing has a secret treasure in his hand. I don't know if this is true or not?"
"The imperial concubine is joking, how can I have any secret treasures from my subordinates? Your Majesty, you are smart and wise, so naturally you will not be swayed by hearsay."
Concubine Yu walked around her and sat back on the sofa. She took the tea from the palace maid, opened the tea lid and stirred the tea back and forth. The color was green and the taste was mellow and fragrant.
"I heard... that the secret treasure is an ancient xun."
Ha! It turned out to be Jin Xuan who was eyeing her!
"Go back to your Majesty, I do have one, but it's just an ordinary xun."
"Then... take it out and show it to me. It will open your eyes."
Yu Changqing frowned and stared at them nervously. Su Zhen looked at them and slowly took out Jinxuan.
Concubine Yu smiled with satisfaction, took it from her hand, and rubbed Jinxuan carefully, "I heard that this xun is a hundred-day gift from General Xiao to Su Shaoqing?"
"The empress is in a deep palace. There are quite a lot of rumors about her. But as you said, it is true."
Concubine Yu sat down again, lowered her eyes and said, "A master who is good at music has recently come to the palace. I wonder if Su Shaoqing is willing to give up his love and borrow him for a while."
Tsk! It was said to be borrowed, but if it were really taken away by her, I’m afraid the return date would be far away!
"Return to the Queen, this xun can only be played by the official. If it falls into the hands of others, it is no different from a dumb xun."
Concubine Yu showed her disbelief and put it to her lips to try. It was indeed silent.
Concubine Yu leaned on the beauty's couch and listened to the song. She raised her index finger and stroked her chin, "In this case, I have no choice but to ask Su Shaoqing to play a song for me in person."
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your love. It is an honor for me to play a song for you."
Concubine Yu handed the xun to the palace attendant, who stepped forward to take it and handed it back to Su Zhen.
She quietly wrapped Jin Xuan with spiritual power and checked carefully to see that Concubine Yu did not do anything secretly.
The moment I close my eyes, I am completely immersed in my own world. The sound of the xun is lonely and wandering, sad and desolate. Suddenly, I feel like I can hear the soft whisper of the beauty under the moon, endless loneliness, pouring out my love. The sound of the xun suddenly changes, and it seems that I can see the bleak autumn wind and the dead leaves.
Floating and golden all over the ground.
After listening to the song, Concubine Yu clapped her hands, her lips parted slightly, "Su Shaoqing, I have carefully listened to this song, how come I feel that Su Shaoqing has the one he likes, but he can't get it."
"Your Majesty, you are too worried, it doesn't matter."
"Suddenly it occurred to me that Su Shaoqing should be crowned next year. If I remember correctly, the eldest daughter of Taifu's house should be named Shen'er. In half a year, she will also have her hairpin ceremony. I wonder if the Taifu's house has ever done this for her.
His marriage?"
"Go back to your Majesty, my mother is currently organizing this matter for my eldest sister."
"Well, the day of the draft is coming soon. After that, it's time to choose the main concubine and the concubine for the prince and several princes. Especially our prince, he doesn't even have a concubine so far. Instead, he has the second son of the right prime minister's house.
They were so close that some rumors spread, damaging His Highness’s reputation. But who doesn’t have a clear mind? His Highness certainly wouldn’t have that kind of habit. After all, Taifu Su watched the Prince grow up, and Shen’er
It would be really great if I could enter the East Palace and become the Crown Princess."
Concubine Yu chatted with her for a long time, and it turned out that she was trying to test the relationship between the Taifu Mansion, the Prince, and Xiao Chuhong.
She smiled calmly and said, "My dear, despite the orders of my parents and the words of my matchmaker, my eldest sister's future husband still needs to be truly liked by her before he can spend a lifetime with her. Although His Royal Highness is a good man, he is not really my eldest sister's best friend."
To put it bluntly, Su Zhen meant that as long as her eldest sister liked him, as long as the man had good conduct and was equally pleased with her, the family would not interfere too much.
How could she not think about such a gorgeous and dirty place like the palace and send Su Shen'er into a pit of fire to be eaten by these jackals?
In short, Concubine Yu's worries are obviously unnecessary.
Concubine Yu heard a satisfactory reply from Su Zhen and knew that the Taifu Mansion had no intention of marrying the royal family. When facing Su Zhen, the smile on her face was a little kinder.
"Okay, I'm tired. Please step back. I know very little about Li Jieyu's affairs, so I'm afraid I won't be able to help."
Yu Changqing and Su Zhen looked at each other, bowed their hands at the same time, and said, "I will excuse you."
After the two of them stepped out of the palace door, Shang Yici walked out of the right side of the palace, leaned over and saluted Concubine Yu, "Mother Concubine."
Sitting at the foot of Concubine Yu, she picked up the tea brought by the palace maid and took a sip, "Concubine, have you found anything out of Su Zhen?"
Concubine Yu waved her hands, and the rest of the palace people immediately withdrew.
"Like the rumors, he doesn't know etiquette, is too aggressive, and loves to engage in verbal disputes."
"Has the mother-in-law ever seen his ancient xun?"
"As he said, no one else can blow it. The pattern on it is the same as what you drew before."
"Oh? That would be interesting." A strange smile appeared on Shang Yici's lips, "Xiao Chuhong, Su Zhen... Since they have chosen the prince, I don't need to keep them anymore."
"By the way, Ci'er, I also feel that the disappearance of Li Yu is a bit strange."
"Don't worry, mother and concubine, this matter has been arranged by me, so you don't have to worry. I will soon sit on the throne of the prince, and then be honored as a great treasure. By then, you will be the only empress dowager!"
"good!"
The mother and son looked at each other and smiled, not knowing what bad idea they were planning.
...
After Su Zhen and Yu Changqing left Kunhua Palace, they each had their own concerns.
When passing by the East Palace, I heard from the palace people that Gu Yunshu stayed in the palace last night and returned to the East Palace with the prince just after leaving the court.
"Master Yu, can you accompany me to the East Palace? Maybe Master Gu will bring us clues."
Gu Yunshu?
"But we just came out of Concubine Yu's Palace and turned around to go to the East Palace. Will it cause criticism?"
"It doesn't matter, it's the same. We are ordered to look for Li Jieyu. If we can't find her, the emperor will also blame her."
Yu Changqing nodded and changed direction towards the East Palace. Su Zhen covered her mouth and snickered, then followed.
The palace officials following them quickly returned to Kunhua Palace to report. This chapter has been completed!