"Are you sure that man is Prince Dayao?" On the second floor of Anju Restaurant, which has a panoramic view of the entire market, his slender and charming eyes turned back to the man behind him, his voice was lazy and arrogant, "Looking at his demeanor, he is just an ordinary person, nothing wrong with him.
special place."
"That man is exactly the same as the portrait circulated in the palace. He is indeed the new crown prince of Dayao."
The man wearing a half-faced iron mask was respectful, but when the master who was leaning beside him wasn't paying attention, he quietly raised his head and peeked, and swallowed his saliva.
You can't blame him for being distracted, the hostess is really too beautiful and sexy, with delicate facial features like a face carved by heaven, snow-white skin that can be broken by blowing, tall breasts that are half covered and half exposed, and long jade arms.
The legs tucked under the light gauze skirt also have attractive curves, making her a real beauty in the world.
"Sanqian, who is that woman? The princess from the Bai family?" The woman leaning on the side held up her cheekbones and pointed her green-white jade finger. The man called Sanqian hurriedly withdrew his eyes and looked at the market opposite.
Go, after a while, shake his head.[
"It can't be her. It is said that the youngest daughter of the Bai family is not good-looking and has a terrible scar on her face. Judging from the young girl downstairs and her pretty face, she should not be the crown princess."
The woman nodded thoughtfully, and pursed her lips with bright red rouge into a smile: "It's quite interesting. The prince is not accompanying the prince, but he is walking around in the market with a beautiful girl. Could it be that all those rumors are true?
Is it fake? I thought that the famous prince general in Kyushu would be an exception, but it turns out...heh, man, there is no good thing." After closing the door and no longer looking at all the things outside, the seductive and charming woman got up and walked to the table.
, her graceful figure swayed: "Let's prepare the things that need to be prepared earlier. It's been so long since we've been in the distant country, and it's time to visit the palace."
The war-torn country of Yao in the previous year was destined to still not be at peace this year. The prince's concubine went crazy and assassinated high-ranking officials. The unpopular concubine Jing died of a sudden illness and was named deputy empress. The crown prince's position changed hands, and the crown prince's concubine's position was vacant.
, the general’s daughter moved into the palace permanently, not temporarily.
Emperor Yao's imperial edict immediately aroused controversy in the former harem. Although Oixueyu was arranged in the palace of his relatives and concubines instead of Yi Chen's residence, Yi Chen was still livid for several days, so frightened that no one in the surrounding crowd dared to mention ""
"Occasional showers" are three words. However, this imperial edict can be regarded as pointing out a clear way for everyone. From now on, it will be useless to please the daughter of my family and the princess who comes from a humble background. The emperor does not
If she agrees, then even if Yi Chen is infatuated, he can still make Bai Qige the crown princess.
Bai Qige's ears suddenly became quiet. The servants and concubines who had been groveling and flattering all disappeared. Lianchenxuan suddenly changed from lively to deserted. Except for Bai Qige and Yu Che, Yi could hardly see anyone else.
As the crown prince, Chen has moved to the East Palace. Fu Chu and others are VIPs or retainers and can also go in. However, Bai Qige does not have the imperial edict to confer the title of princess, so she can only stay in Lianchenxuan as a person of title, and her status is higher than that of Su Yan.
Not as good as.
Bai Qige was naturally dissatisfied with this situation, but she couldn't open her mouth. Yi Chen was caught in a dilemma between her and Yaohuang. If he pushed him further, he would really go crazy.
"Then Miss Bai plans to continue to stay in the palace as Princess Qi'an? Those who have a bad reputation will inevitably be discussed." Ning Xi, who often sneaked into the palace on the pretext of delivering goods, became drunk and became Lianchenxuan.
A regular visitor, seeing Bai Qige staring at the empty yard in a daze when nothing happened, Ning Xizui's smile was much less than before.
"I also advise the young lady to just go back to Zhaoguo. Anyway, His Highness is determined not to marry the young lady. If he waits until the day when the Emperor Long Yu Bintian takes the young lady back to the palace dignifiedly, won't the marriage be over?" Yu Che curled his lips and complained.
, his busy hands did not forget to add charcoal to the brazier, "But then again, the emperor is too unreasonable in doing things. What else does he want when the young lady backs down to this extent? It's just not to make the crown princess, and he even issued an order to take it back.
Isn't the edict of conferring the title of princess on the young lady a clear sign of bullying? Everyone in the palace now knows that the young lady has no identity or status. If His Highness had not relied on His Highness to still care about the young lady, I would have been bullied by those maids and eunuchs who look down on others.
died!"
Bai Qige listened to Yu Che pouring out her bitterness to Ning Xizui but was moved. She quietly sat by the fire pot to warm her hands without saying a word.
Emperor Yao refused to promote her to the title of Crown Princess, and withdrew her position on the grounds that the titles of Crown Princess and Crown Prince were inconsistent. Now she only has the title of Princess Qi'an, and her identity is... due to marriage.
Here we are, a wild woman who is already married but not even considered a side wife.
This situation is unprecedented in Zhao State, Yao State and even the entire Zhongzhou. Apart from sighing with a wry smile that she has become an unprecedented figure, Bai Qige really doesn't know what else to do. Of course she knows the shame.
She could feel the strange mocking looks from others, but she had no way out and retreated. What should Yi Chen do? This was not just a battle for her position, but also a direct reflection of who was more powerful between Emperor Yao and Yi Chen and his son. Yao Chen
The harder the emperor suppressed him, the less easily Yi Chen could give in.
Seeing that Bai Qige looked a little uncomfortable, Ning Xizui stopped talking, and finally changed the subject: "Why don't you see the stingy husband? After moving into the East Palace, you hang around with new people and ignore the old ones?"
"He has been busy in the previous two days and has no time to return to the East Palace. How can he have time to come to my place again?" Of course Bai Qige understood that Ning Xizui was joking, so she was not angry, "Yaoguo defeated the unification of the Huoluohe Khanate.
In Zhongzhou, the foreign countries were shocked. In the past few days, envoys from the five Monan countries came to congratulate each other. All the civil and military officials in the dynasty were busy with this matter. Fortunately, these important matters delayed the emperor and he had no time to take care of the harem. Otherwise,
I might really be sent back to Zhao State now."
"Monan..." Ning Xizui pondered slightly, then looked at Bai Qige and said with a smile, "If the distant country cannot tolerate Miss Bai, why not go back to your hometown with me?"
"Hey, hey, hey, Mr. Ning is teasing my lady? Be careful, I tell His Highness that Mr. Ning can't make a deal!" Before Bai Qige could respond, Yu Che put his hands on his hips and scolded her. As he spoke, he couldn't help but laugh.
Holding Bai Qige's shoulders, she laughed and bent over, "But it would be good if the young lady is with Mr. Ning. Mr. Ning is much more attractive and kinder than His Highness."
Bai Qige hit Yu Che on the head with a loud bang: "Did you open your mouth to tell nonsense? Be careful, you bit your tongue!"
Everyone who knows them well knows the relationship between Bai Qige and Ning Xizui. Bai Qige is informal, while Ning Xizui is a serious person with many irregularities hidden under his skin. No one pays much attention to the jokes they make, they just look at Bai Qige and Yu.
Che was playing around, and a look of regret quietly flowed through Ning Xizui's green eyes.
The three people in the room were chatting around the fireplace when Zhan Ting hurried in from outside: "Princess, the emperor is going to entertain envoys from the five countries at the Jinxiu Palace tonight. His Highness asked you to pack up and prepare to go with you."
Zhan Ting is an elm-headed man who is more stubborn than stone. Even though Bai Qige was removed from the position of crown princess, the Dunhou guard who was Yi Chen's confidant and loyal to the death still insisted on calling Bai Qige the crown princess. It seemed that in his heart, this position
Only Bai Qige can sit.[
"If the name is not justified, what will happen if I go?" Bai Qige frowned slightly, "Does the Emperor know about this and agree to it?"
Zhan Ting nodded hurriedly: "I agree, I agree! His Highness also asked the Crown Princess to eat something first, and don't go on an empty stomach."
How can you remind others to fill their stomachs first when attending a banquet? Bai Qige was stunned for a moment, and soon realized Yi Chen's intentions. She took a deep breath and raised her chin: "Zhan Ting, how much good wine has the emperor prepared?"
"Wine?" Zhan Ting looked confused, "I don't know, His Highness didn't say he wanted to drink..."
"The Emperor wishes that I would disappear from the land of Dayao, and he would only think of me when someone needs a drink."
Looking at Bai Qigena's expression, Ning Xizui rubbed the tip of her nose habitually: "Actually, there is no harm in drinking more wine. Miss Bai suffers from cold syndrome and wine is the best way to warm up. As long as you have enough alcohol, you won't get drunk. Drink more.
These are actually good for the body. Besides, I specially added cinnamon, dried ginger and red dates to those wines, which can not only dispel cold but also replenish qi. Miss Bai should drink more..."
"So... those wines were purchased from Mr. Ning?"
"Yes." Ning Xizui said with a pure face and a bright smile, "I collected three taels per jar and only added five taels of medicinal materials. I sold it to the palace for 40 taels per jar. If you can make money, why not do it?
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Bai Qige said it thoroughly, but when she thought about it, she felt it was natural.
The wine style in the imperial capital of Yaoguo is distinguished by its elegant and delicate fragrance. The first-class wines are all clear-tasting and extremely low-alcohol sake. On the contrary, Monan Fanbang drinks crudely brewed but high-alcohol spirits.
The stronger the wine, the more it shows that the host is hospitable and sincere. Due to habit, the palace of Yaoguo has a lot of old wines, but they are all bland in taste. Now when envoys from foreign countries come, they have to buy them from traveling merchants like Ning Xizui.
When it comes to buying foreign spirits, the price can only be manipulated at will. Who wants him to hoard it and be the only one?
The same reason why Yi Chen asked her to go to the banquet but Emperor Yao didn't stop her. Even though Yi Chen had a good drinking capacity among the princes, compared with Bai Qige or Ning Xizui, he could only drink one cup at a pathetic level. If Bai Qige didn't take action,
By plugging this shortcoming, Yao Guo would have to lose a lot of face at the wine table, and it would not be enough for people to laugh at.
"Go and go. In the words of Mr. Ning, if you have wine to drink, why not do it?" Liu Fenghui's snow-like chuckle captivated Zhan Ting's eyes for a moment. The figure in the light crimson dress seemed like a wild wintersweet.
, facing the wind and frost without bending the flower bones.
It was already getting late, and Bai Qige had to dress up. She could no longer chat with Ning Xizui. Ning Xizui got up and walked around the room. She suddenly stopped when she saw Zhan Ting leaving Lianchenxuan and returning to the East Palace to resume his duties.
, seemingly casually asked: "Does Miss Bai know about Nv Luo Bird?"
"What bird?" Bai Qige asked blankly, not hearing clearly.
"A bird only found in Monan." Ning Xizui looked out, as if seeing a distant exotic scenery through the hazy clouds, with an expression that seemed to be smiling but not smiling. "The cry is very nice, gentle and crisp, and the color of its coat is the same as that of all birds.
The most gorgeous and dazzling among them, but few people know that the beautiful birds and beasts that are so intoxicating to look at actually rely on meat for a living, and what they love most is human flesh."
The jade-green eyes narrowed slightly, and there was a trace of expectation and inexplicable sadness in the clear and transparent eyes.