Yes, the imperial performance that all the beauties had been waiting for for a year finally ended in the fight between Liu Hao and Dou Yacai. And Dou Yacai, who came out of nowhere, not only won the imperial performance, but also beat Liu Hao.
This is how it is in the palace, any disturbance will cause speculation and alert from all parties:
Yongming Palace, Queen's Luoli Pavilion.
The Empress Liu Duanshi was worried, clasped her hands and frowned.
"Your Majesty, it's time to rest." Xiao Linzi reminded, and the Queen waved her hand and dismissed the maids on her left and right.
"Xiao Linzi, tomorrow Duan Yan will come to discuss countermeasures. My sixth son's marriage cannot be postponed any longer... Funds for flood relief in the south were misappropriated. The censor Zhang Wenzhao took all the blame on himself. Zhang Wenzhao is Liu Yan.
This matter must be inextricably related to him, but the emperor did not investigate further, and he obviously wanted to cover it up..."
"My Lady, what if the Sixth Prince really doesn't want to get married? According to what I saw today, the Sixth Prince doesn't seem to have the slightest interest in today's performance. On the contrary, Dou Yacai can't get close to the Sixth Master, and the Sixth Master doesn't show up either.
I felt disgusted, and even though I threw it away later, it was actually the Third Prince who forced me to do so. I saw that the Sixth Master was merciful when he threw it away."
"It's ridiculous, you slave, do you want to be like Liu Yan and want to match up my son with that young girl? It's better not to marry."
"Your Majesty, please forgive me. Xiao Linzi is too talkative. I will be the one to talk to you."
"Marriage is a major matter, the parents' orders and the matchmaker's words. Our dynasty has always governed the world with filial piety. He always listens to his mother's words. I have my own way to let him marry the princess."
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Ruiqing Palace, the residence of the Third Prince Liu Yan.
"Princess, the prince has sent word that his concubine, Mingzhu, will stay overnight today and will not come. Please rest early and take care of the baby."
The third princess, Jinyu, had a forlorn look on her face. She was pregnant with the child and sat in the room for several hours. In the end, she only heard a message from the prince that she would stay elsewhere today and not come here.
"Xiaomei, in your opinion, will the third prince like the one whose performance in front of the emperor today was praised by the emperor?" Jin Yu asked the maid who was personally serving her.
"Is the princess talking about Dou Yacai from Taiwei's Mansion?"
"Exactly."
"I heard from the Queen's people that this Dou Yacai is actually not Master Dou's biological daughter, but adopted by Master Dou. She is of such low status and so ugly that the Third Master will not be tempted by her."
"Go to bed..." Jinyu sighed and got on the bed with a lot of thoughts.
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Jingyang Palace, Liu Huan's residence.
Zhao Nan peeled an egg for Liu Huan and applied it to his chin. Liu Huan was about to speak but hesitated several times.
"Master Liu, just ask if you have anything to say." Zhao Nan said.
"...How did you know that I was going to ask a question?"
"It's all written on your face."
"Really? Do you really see that I want to ask you a question? Is it so easy for me to see through this?"
"I can see it. It was hard to see through it before, but now... I can really see from Master Liu's face that there is something wrong in Master Liu's heart, but it's hard to say it out loud."
"You are wrong. I don't have any questions to ask."
"Zhao Nan deserves to die for trying to guess what the Sixth Master is thinking."
"Third Prince, please don't relax. He has placed spies around us."
"Insighter? How did Mr. Liu learn about this?"
"We are brothers, and no one knows him better than me. Go down and have a rest. You have worked hard this time to investigate Zhang Yushi's affairs."
"Thank you Mr. Liu for your consideration."
Zhao Nan retreated, and Liu Hao sat up, holding the egg against the red and swollen area with one hand, and tapping his head with the other.
——That piece of inferior jade, the piece of Dou Yacai's jade he picked up at Yifeng Tower that day. During the performance in front of the emperor, he took it out of his arms and threw it back to her, but did she pick it back up?
There seems to be, he obviously threw it at her feet, she should have felt it; no, it seems not, she got up from the ground and beat the person without looking, and after beating the person, she followed him back to Dou Mansion, if
She picked it up and should have hung it around her neck...
Forget it, is it just a piece of broken jade? Besides, that girl kept saying that he was old and should be killed. Then he went to sleep!
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Alas, in the end, is it there or not?
Liu Hao inevitably tossed and turned on his bed all night with this question, until the sky turned white.
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Early the next morning, Zhao Nan, who was waiting outside, opened the door of Liu Hao's room and saw that his sixth prince not only had no swelling in his jaw, but also had red eye circles, as if he had stayed up all night.
"Sixth Master, you have to work so hard for the country, but you also have to put your body first."
"Well, um... I read "Historical Records" all night last night. It turns out that Qin Shihuang may be the son of Lu Buwei and Zhao Ji, and Zhao Ji had a shameful incident with the fake eunuch Lao Ai. So what happened to Qin Shihuang's victory?
Whose son is he?"
"...Sixth Master, you...have you been thinking about this issue all night long?" When the Sixth Prince read "Historical Records", would he think about these gossips in unofficial history? It seems that the future emperor really wants to
You have to understand a little bit of everything.
"This is a serious topic, Zhao Nan."
"Sixth Master, Zhao Nan is not talented, please forgive me, Sixth Master."
"Ahem... Zhao Nan, I have something that I didn't see clearly. That... ahem... did she take the piece of jade I threw at Dou Yacai's feet in the end?"
"This...Sixth Master, I didn't pay attention either. How about I help you go to the Taiwei Mansion to ask?"
"No need, I am just... confused for a moment, just ask."
Liu Hao waved his long sleeves and prepared to go to court.