Three hundred and seventieth chapters back in the day
The emperor hosted a banquet, and the guests at the banquet were naturally the princes and ministers. Only the queen and concubines in the harem were present, the prince and the princess were sitting together, and on the other side were the princes and nobles together with their family members. It was said to be a family banquet, but it was not exactly that. This was the emperor
The statement showed that the matter with King An was over and the people left behind were all ministers trusted by the emperor.
"Why is Sister Wanbi here?" The imperial concubine raised her orchid finger and raised the corners of her eyes slightly, showing a bit of disdain. "Don't you know what the occasion is? The emperor is entertaining all your dear ministers today. My sister is not invited."
Come on, this is really disrespectful."
To say that the first person in the harem is undoubtedly the imperial concubine Xue. Xue was born in a famous family. Her father and brother were both important officials in the court and the emperor's dependent ministers. Xue and the emperor were childhood sweethearts. They vowed to become the crown prince while urinating, but unexpectedly they were killed in the middle of the process.
When Cheng Yaojin came out, the late emperor gave the then crown prince the Zhou family as the crown princess. Xue family hated it so much that she almost started fighting with the Zhou family. Later, she was sent to the southwest by her family, and she was able to return to Beijing after the crown prince ascended the throne.
, not long after entering the palace, she became the emperor's favorite concubine, and gradually reached the position of noble concubine.
"The emperor atoned for his sins. I met my old friend in a foreign country. Unexpectedly, I met Sister Liuyun in the palace. After chatting, I arrived at Kaiyang Palace. Thinking that the emperor was hosting a banquet here, I wanted to come in and say hello before leaving.
"Lian Wan'er blinked without any thought, and there was a hint of innocence on her face at this time.
Liu Yun naturally saw it, but he didn't expect that in just half a year, even Wan'er would learn to act. Sure enough, women all have the potential to act. This sentence is really not wrong at all.
The emperor did not let her leave, but instead cast his gaze on Liuyun, who was embraced by Dongfang Ye. He was curious about this woman, on the one hand because of Dongfang Ye's protection and love, and on the other hand because she was Ji Mengxian's
daughter.
This girl is indeed very special. She has a calmness and serenity about her, a kind of serenity that can make people calm down. Her appearance is not as good as Ji Mengxian, but she gives people a somewhat similar feeling. They are both smart but not exposed, but also
A woman that makes people unable to take their eyes away.
In fact, there was always a place for Ji Mengxian in the emperor's heart, that woman whose smile warmed people's hearts, that Ji Mengxian who had been regarded as his confidante and beloved by the emperor for a long time. He even thought about it
When he becomes stronger, he will use an eight-carat sedan chair to marry her. In his heart, only Ji Mengxian can become his wife and stand by his side.
But she chose to marry. When she vowed to tell him that she was going to marry an ordinary businessman, he even had the urge to kill that person. As long as that person died, she could not marry him.
She married someone else, but he knew that it didn't really matter who she married. All she wanted was to stay away from the capital and away from him.
As the saying goes, the emperor is ruthless, and in fact everyone thinks so. This seemingly weak and incompetent prince destroyed all those who were eyeing the throne. He became stronger because of his fearlessness, and therefore became more lonely.
On the day he received the news of Ji Mengxian's death, he locked himself in the imperial study room for a whole day. He stood at the window, facing the direction of Linyang City. At that time, he was sad and excited. What was sad was that he
After all, he lost his last concern, and he was excited that he was finally going to become a truly strong person, a person who could never have a weakness.
In the past few years since she passed away, every year on the anniversary of her death, he would silently practice calligraphy in the imperial study room. It was a pain in his heart, a pain that others could not touch, and a pain that he would not open up and let others know.
Everyone knew that Prince Ling had been in love with Ji Mengxian forever, but they didn't know that there was a person who didn't even want the throne. He just wanted to take her away from this suffocating place. He didn't know if Ji Mengxian knew this. Maybe she was because of her love for him.
She left because of disappointment, or maybe she left because she was afraid that he would let the world down because of her, but he could no longer find the answer to these.
Because the woman who was once at the forefront of his heart is no longer there.
"My wife, Mu Liuyun, comes to see the emperor." Liuyun's voice interrupted the emperor's thoughts.
Seeing that she was about to kneel down, the emperor quickly stopped her: "There is no need to be polite. You are pregnant, so these false courtesy are unnecessary."
Who has seen the emperor treat his courtiers with such courtesy? They all thought in their hearts, it seems that the emperor is indeed very polite to the Dongfang family now, even a merchant's daughter is like this.
However, there are always some people who say inappropriate things, such as the person who has known the emperor and Ji Mengxian since childhood.
"You are Ji Mengxian's daughter, right? You are indeed similar to her. It's a pity that she married to Linyang and made you the daughter of a merchant. It's really a pity." Concubine Xue held up the wine glass with something in mind.
He pointed and raised his lips with a smile, "You are smarter than your mother. You chose such a young prince, and now he is a highly valued minister of the emperor."
At these words, Dongfang Ye's expression changed slightly, and even the emperor couldn't help but frown. Concubine Xue Guifei had always been indulgent and did not speak properly. It was not because of the emperor's favor, but because of the power of the Xue family. Like the Ji family, both
He accompanied the founding monarch of the Ling Kingdom to conquer the world, so his status was naturally transcendent.
"I am stupid, how can I understand this? It was the emperor who gave me the marriage, so that I can get the husband I want." Liuyun smiled faintly, not paying attention to the provocation of the imperial concubine at all, his attitude was respectful, but the imperial concubine's face turned pale.
That's right, how could she forget that this marriage was not sought by Liu Yun, but given by the emperor.
"Hahaha, it is indeed Mengxian's daughter. Bingxue is as smart as your mother. I think this marriage is a great gift. You are worthy of Ah Ye." The emperor nodded politely and chuckled,
The amount of information revealed in these few sentences is huge. Everyone may not be able to figure out what the emperor wants to say, but they can understand the emperor's intention to protect him.
"Yun'er is naturally worthy of a minor minister, otherwise the emperor would not have granted us a marriage." Dongfang Ye is a typical example of someone who behaves when he gets an advantage. This imperial edict was clearly obtained by him with threats and coaxing. Now, now
It's good for you, it sounds like the emperor granted the marriage after careful consideration, which unintentionally raised Liu Yun's status in the emperor's mind.
Whether she is a merchant's daughter or a commoner's daughter, what matters is not her identity, but her weight in the emperor's mind.
At this time, the queen suddenly spoke, in a gentle and elegant tone: "If the sister of the Ji family has a spirit in heaven, she will definitely be happy to see her daughter born and born so graceful and married so well."
The Queen's few words touched the Emperor's heart. He turned his head to look at the Queen and gave him a gentle smile. The tacit understanding between the Queen and the Queen was unparalleled by others. The imperial concubine secretly clenched her fists and bit her with hatred.
With broken silver teeth, this Empress Zhou was obviously inferior to her in everything, but even though she had been firmly on the throne for many years, the emperor did not pamper her, but his respect for her remained unchanged for decades.
"Ah Ye, Liu Yun, come sit next to me. Wan'er will also come and sit next to the queen." The emperor seemed to think that the play was not exciting enough, so he added another sentence.