When King Qi and Chu Mingcui entered the palace, they went to pay their respects to the queen first.
When Chu Mingcui entered the palace, she saw that the queen's face looked a little bad and she was sitting sullenly, stroking her chest.
Chu Mingcui had always been considerate in front of the queen. After greeting her, the queen was still unhappy.
Chu Mingcui knew that the queen had something on her mind, so she smiled and said to the king: "Didn't the prince say that he had written a new poem and wanted to recite it to King Lu? Go quickly."
King Qi didn't like to write poetry, but King Lu liked it. King Qi and King Lu were both descendants of the queen, and they had the same mother. In order to like this poor younger brother and to relieve his fatigue, he began to learn to write poetry.
Now that he had composed a new poem, he was eager to show it off in front of King Lu. When he heard Chu Mingcui say it, he smiled and left.
As soon as King Qi left, Chu Mingcui sent away the people serving in the palace, sat next to the queen and asked: "Aunt, what happened?"
When the Queen saw her son leaving, she said angrily: "I and Your Majesty have been married for more than 20 years. Since the day of their wedding, they have never had a meal alone with me. Tonight, he actually issued an order
Give Yuan Qing Ling a meal together."
Chu Mingcui was shocked, "Yuan Qingling? Wasn't she taken into the palace for questioning? Why wasn't she locked up?"
She didn't ask when she entered the palace, thinking that according to the crimes Yuan Qingling had committed, even if she was not thrown into prison, she would be locked up in the darkroom first, and then she would be deprived of her position as the Princess of Chu after an investigation, and the remaining punishment would be as that of a commoner.
identity to deal with.
Empress Chu said coldly: "Guan? Now she is dining alone with the emperor. I wonder what she will say in front of the emperor."
Chu Mingcui was slightly frightened. Yuan Qingling seemed to be much smarter recently. If she even mentioned her doubts about him in front of the emperor, the consequences would be disastrous.
She turned around and looked at the queen, with a cunning light in her eyes, "Aunt, do you feel dizzy?"
Dinner is served in Feilong Hall, one palace away from the Imperial Study Room.
Yuan Qingling hopes that Prince Rui will have dinner with him, at least one more person and one more word.
However, when Eunuch Mu Ru led her to Feilong Palace, her hope was extinguished.
A small sandalwood round table, if it weren't for the tableware, Yuan Qingling would have thought it was a coffee table for tea. No, the coffee table is too small, and it can only hold one dish.
At such a small table, even if we sit across from each other, the distance is still very close.
Now, Emperor Ming Yuan was sitting next to the round table, his back straight, his hands on his knees, and he raised his sharp eyes to look at her.
He may have tried his best to look gentle, but he had been so majestic for too long that he couldn't achieve this gentle expression. He just curled his lips slightly and then froze. This expression made people feel even more chilled in their hearts.
Yuan Qingling walked over slowly and was about to salute when Emperor Ming Yuan said: "There is no need to be formal. Sit down."
Yuan Qing made a sound, walked to the dining table with small steps, and sat down carefully.
"Don't be formal, it's a normal meal." Emperor Ming Yuan saw her nervousness and comforted her.
Yuan Qingling was thinking, how can she not be nervous? It is not said that only the father-in-law and his daughter-in-law eat alone during a normal meal, not to mention, you are still the emperor.
"Yes!" she responded.
When she came, she thought in her mind that Emperor Ming Yuan must have something to ask her when he asked her to come for this meal. Her guess was actually the same as Yu Wenhao's, it was nothing more than asking about the affairs of Prince Chu's palace.
, ask about Yu Wenhao’s movements, who he associates with, etc.
She also thought about the appropriate words in advance.
Emperor Ming Yuan did not ask, but simply said to Eunuch Mu Ru, "Serve the meal!"
Yuan Qingling looked at the size of the table and asked how many meals could be served.