Facing the cold wind, Qi Yi stepped into Tianyi Palace.
At this time, the queen was sitting on the phoenix chair and looking at the portrait spread out in front of her. She smiled lightly when the prince came in and asked him to sit next to her, but she could not hide the anger in her eyes.
"Yi'er, come and take a look at these portraits. These are all portraits sent by ministers. The queen mother has selected some for you. Take a look. You are now old enough. It's time to get married." The queen showed the portraits in front of her.
Pushing it in front of Qi Yi, the queen smiled, but there was a hint of refusal in her tone, but it also had a harsh tone.
Qi Yi glanced at the scroll unwillingly and helplessly, and saw all kinds of beauties on the scroll, some delicate, some charming, with everyone's most beautiful temperament, and each with their own charm.
The Queen took in all his expressions, and with a steady smile on her face, she pointed at one of the pictures and said, "I am looking at this wonderful Lin Xin, the daughter of General Lin. She has red lips and green teeth, and a beautiful appearance.
Looking forward to the brilliance, knowing the book and paying tribute, it can be said that the powder is greasy, crispy and delicate, and the fairy mantle is fluttering in the wind."
Qi Yi's face twitched. In fact, his mother had already arranged the candidate for the Crown Princess for him, and he had no right to choose at all. Piling up a bunch of portraits for him to choose was actually just to make him feel that he was not a puppet.
, he still has the right to choose. In fact, even if he really chooses, if it is not the candidate in his mother's mind, the queen will have a lot of reasons to object. Therefore, there is actually no difference between choosing or not choosing.
The reason why he hasn't gotten married yet is because the time is not mature enough or there is still a more suitable candidate.
Now, she finally has her favorite candidate, who is the daughter of General Lin Jihong, who holds a lot of troops in the imperial court.
Qi Yi withdrew his gaze from the portrait, but heard his mother speak again, "How is it? Do you still like General Lin's daughter? Your mother really likes this little girl. Do you remember that year, she
When his father entered the palace, do I still remember his well-behaved appearance?"
As she spoke, she took the portrait in her hand and looked at it, her smile drowning out her anger.
"Mother, I don't want to get married yet."
The movement of the Queen's hand stagnated, and then she smiled and said: "You are not young anymore, and there has been no candidate for the position of Crown Princess. Now, General Lin's daughter has reached the marriageable age, and she is suitable for you.
According to my mother, Lin Xin is the most suitable person for you in this court. The sooner this marriage is arranged, the better. I will discuss it with your father someday and choose an auspicious day to get married."
"Empress!" Qi Yi was a little angry. This was the first time he acted like this in front of his empress, "I don't even know what kind of person that Lin Xin is. Could it be that based on just a portrait and her identity, I
Do you want to marry her? Not just anyone can take the position of Crown Princess easily."
"It's not up to you." The queen looked at him with a slightly sullen look, "You are the crown prince of the Daxing Dynasty, and you have a great responsibility. The choice of this crown princess cannot be careless. Now, the queen mother has chosen the candidate for you, and it is your responsibility
Just get married immediately and let the future Crown Princess supervise you and stabilize your position as Crown Prince."
Qi Yi's body stiffened and he looked at his mother with complicated eyes. She had always been in charge of everything about him, including his thoughts.
"Okay, my mother has asked your opinion on this matter, please step aside." As she said that, she threw the scroll in her hand onto the table and waved her hand for him to go back.
"Why, is there anything else?" She noticed that he was sitting silently, hesitating to speak and not getting up.
Qi Yi hesitated for a moment. He had been in Tianyi Palace for so long, but he didn't see Eunuch Chuan in front of him. In the past, every time he came to Tianyi Palace, Eunuch Chuan would be there. But this time he was not here, which made him a little sure of his presence.
With his thoughts in mind, he asked the queen: "Mother, where is the eunuch Eunuch Chuan in front of you? Why isn't he waiting aside?"
Hearing this, a hint of anger flashed in the Queen's eyes, "The Queen Mother has had a bad appetite recently, so she sent Xiao Chuanzi to the imperial kitchen to prepare something for me to eat. Do you have anything to do with Xiao Chuanzi?"
"It's okay. It's just that I see Xiaochuanzi every time I come here. I didn't see him today, so I feel a little confused." The corner of Qi Yi's mouth twitched a few times.
"Then it's okay, just step back. Mother is tired and wants to rest."
"Mother, have you sent anyone to Yuyang Palace?" He hesitated before asking. He vaguely felt that it was a bit unusual, and he couldn't say what was unusual about it.
"Why do you ask this so suddenly? This Yuyang Palace is the palace of your father's favorite son, the Seventh Prince. How could I send someone to his palace for nothing? Why, did he lose something in his palace?" The Queen said.
Her hands stagnated slightly, and then she took care of the portrait in front of her without looking at him. She had known that his arrival today would not be that simple. She had already been annoyed when she heard that he was getting closer to the palace maid earlier. She sent someone to go
Yuyang Palace had just kidnapped the palace maid, and they became anxious and even found her Tianyi Palace. The more they thought about it, the more annoyed they became.
"Nothing was lost, just a person." Qi Yi said carefully, staring closely at his mother's expression, trying to find any clues.
"It's a joke. He lost someone in Yuyang Palace. You came to Tianyi Palace to ask your mother. What's the logic? Could it be that if he lost something in Yuyang Palace, Tianyi Palace must be involved? Don't you know?
, I will never go to his Yuyang Palace. Isn’t it a joke that he has lost someone in his palace and comes to me to ask for someone? Who has been lost in his palace? I want you to confront the queen. "Good morning, Queen.
I was mentally prepared, and my expression was not wavering at all.
"Someone saw Xiao Chuanzi in front of the Queen Mother yesterday going to Yuyang Palace and taking away a palace maid. That's why I came to ask the Queen Mother if this happened." He looked at her expression without much change.
, it didn’t seem like he was lying to him. If Yanyan hadn’t been captured by his mother, then he wouldn’t have to worry about Yanyan’s safety.
"A palace maid, you come here to question your mother and queen like this? You are becoming more and more presumptuous now. Instead of focusing on government affairs, you are more concerned about the palace maid. Do you still look like a prince?" There was a roar.
Qi Yi raised his head in surprise at the sound, and saw the queen standing up with an ugly face. Out of anger, she flicked the scroll on the table to the ground. The scroll suddenly lay on the ground in a mess, with the face on it crooked and twisted.
With.
"Mother, did you send someone to kidnap this palace maid? If it was really brought by the queen, please let me go..." He growled excitedly, the queen's expression was really a bit abnormal, if the words were true
If he was kidnapped and brought to Tianyi Palace, he would probably be tortured by his mother. Thinking about it, he felt even more uneasy.
With a "pop", the queen slapped his face, interrupting his words.
He saw the angry queen staring at him, with a very ugly expression on her face, "Don't look at me not taking care of you during this period, and you have become more and more unruly. You dare to question the queen mother's words. What's more?
I don't even know what palace maid you are talking about. Even if I really kidnap her, then my majestic queen of the Daxing Dynasty can't even handle a palace maid. If I say this, aren't I afraid of the world's ridicule? And you, a prince,
If you don't care about world affairs, but care about the safety of a little palace maid, do you still look like a prince? Are you still worthy of the prince's position that I have worked hard to win for you?"
"Queen Mother..." He wanted to say something else, but when he saw the Queen's face getting more and more ugly, he had no choice but to leave Tianyi Palace. Maybe it really wasn't his mother's fault.
As soon as he left Tianyi Palace, Xiaochuanzi walked to the queen's side with a solemn expression.
"How is it?" The queen's anger was still lingering, and she stepped on the scrolls, turned around and sat on the phoenix chair.
"Back to the empress, that girl is not only sharp-tongued, but also has a very stern mouth. No matter how much I interrogated her, she didn't come up with a single useful word. I didn't dare to torture her too much, so I just whipped her a few times." Xiaochuanzi on the side was filled with hatred.
His teeth were itching, and when he talked about words, he became angry. Thinking of her scolding him so unscrupulously, he even had the urge to kill her.
"Have you ever asked her where she came from?" The queen recalled the girl's appearance, and then thought about the son she had spent all her efforts to help become the prince, and a murderous intention surged in her heart. If anyone affects the prince's future, she can
There is no mercy to kill her, not to mention that she is a little palace maid, so it is easy to kill her.
"The girl never said who ordered her to seduce His Highness the Crown Prince. However, from the interrogation process, I know that the girl would rather endure the pain of whipping than drag the seventh prince into the water.
.So, I think..." Xiaochuanzi looked around cautiously and leaned close to the queen's ear.
The queen's face gradually softened, and finally she laughed. She picked up a portrait on the ground, stared at Lin Xin in the portrait, and said with a smile: "Okay, it seems that I am not wrong about you. Go and replace me."
Deal with it."
"Cha", Xiaochuanzi on the side smiled and nodded. Seeing the queen staring at the portrait in her hand, with a look of satisfaction in her eyes, she hurriedly smiled and said, "Your Majesty, isn't this Lin Xin, the daughter of General Lin? She is really innocent.
The country is beautiful and fragrant, and he has a distinguished family background, so he is worthy of our Crown Prince, and he will definitely be able to help His Royal Highness in the future."
"You also think that she will be helpful to the Crown Prince in the future. I also like her father, General Lin. Moreover, she is so charming, so she is the most suitable for the position of Crown Princess." She seemed to have forgotten everything just now,
The queen was immersed in her carefully arranged game.
"It's time for His Highness the Crown Prince to get married. Does the Empress want to bring the Crown Prince together with this Lin Xin? If His Highness the Crown Prince can marry this Miss Lin Xin, and coupled with General Lin's status in the court, then His Highness the Crown Prince will not be able to marry Miss Lin Xin."
No more worries." He hurriedly agreed and said to the side.
"Yes, I do have this idea." An enigmatic smile appeared on the queen's face.