The queen is wearing a colorful dance dress, holding a colorful peacock feather fan in her hand, walking as lightly as the clouds, and her manners are enchanting. She is already beautiful, and twisting her waist like this is even more charming and graceful.
Every frown and smile, every gesture, is like a blooming peony, with affection in her eyes and a blooming smile. All the prosperity and enchantment are gathered in her body.
The dancing clothes are flying like colors in the sky, making people dazzled.
Bei Tangjin took the tea offered by the palace maid and looked at it slowly.
The queen is nearly forty and is the mother of two children. However, looking at her figure and appearance, she looks like a girl in her twenties and eighties. Her skin is still as delicate as snow, and the passage of time has not left any marks on her face.
trace.
In addition to being charming, the queen's smile is also lively and cute. This is what is even more touching. It is not easy for a person in a high position to always maintain a clean heart.
Just now it was supposed to be the end. At this time, the music stopped, the dance was finished, the dancers and musicians all left, and the queen also went to change her clothes.
The huge Wangyou Palace suddenly became quiet. The emperor had already retreated, leaving only the two of them.
She and the emperor.
The emperor's expression was very calm, and he was scooping out the ashes one by one with a small silver spoon. What he was holding in his hand was a cloisonné enamel hand stove made by Suihan Sanyou. The hand stove was often used by the empress and had been seen by Bei Tang Jin.
The emperor's calm expression was quite focused, as if scooping out the ashes was the most important thing in the world, and he almost forgot about Bei Tangjin's existence.
After scooping out the ashes from the entire hand stove, the emperor used charcoal tongs to pinch the extremely burning charcoal piece by piece. His movements were very skillful, and not a single ash fell on him. It can be seen that he was doing this very well.
It’s not just once or twice.
This was something that the palace maids did, but the emperor did it personally just because the stove belonged to the queen. This shows how deeply the emperor has a deep affection for the queen.
Seeing this, Bei Tangjin had already lowered his eyes. The queen was lucky. Even though the emperor had three thousand beauties in his harem, she was the only one who doted on her, to the point of doing such a small thing to add fuel to the fire. This was simply not even the dignity of the emperor.
Let it go.
Or, in front of the queen, the emperor never regarded himself as an emperor, but as a woman's husband. What he did was just out of concern for his wife.
After closing the lid of the hand stove, the emperor held the hand stove in the palm of his hand and then turned his attention to Bei Tang Jin.
The emperor's appearance was extremely handsome, and he carried the domineering aura of a king who looked down on the world. However, at this time, a bit of the sharpness was gone, and his face was quite soft, even with a bit of kindness.
"When Yurong came, Yongchang was playing chess?" The emperor leaned back and fiddled with the tea set in his hands, making a very careless voice.
Bei Tangjin said respectfully: "Princess has indeed become obsessed with playing chess recently."
The emperor nodded, smiled slightly, and his expression became more loving. Perhaps he was thinking of Princess Yongchang, and said: "Is it the second prince of Beiming Kingdom again? Yongchang seems to like this person very much, but when I asked,
But she disagreed with me, Yurong, you are close to Yongchang, tell me, what does Yongchang mean to the second prince of Beiming Kingdom?"
The princess just tried it out, but to no avail.
Naturally, she would not tell the emperor, and naturally she could not lie. Therefore, she said: "The Second Highness is both civilized and martial, and he is quite versed in poetry and music. The princess appreciates him very much."
Princess Yongchang really admires Mei Ningxuan very much, and she is telling the truth.
Although she avoided the level where Princess Yongchang admired Mei Ningxuan.
"I remember, Yu Rong and Mei Ningxuan are brothers and sisters! Look, I forgot. In this case, Yu Rong should know this person very well?" After all, they are students of the same person, and they get along with each other, so they naturally understand each other.
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Beitang Jin shook his head and said: "According to common sense, Yu Rong must know this Second Highness very well. However, this is not the case in reality. The master has a very weird temper. We only know that we exist but never practice together. Therefore,
It was not until a few days ago that Yu Rong met His Highness the Second Highness for the first time, so Yu Rong did not know this person very well."
The emperor nodded in understanding and said with a smile: "The rumors are indeed true. Master Jingzhen is really a strange person! So, what does Yurong think of Mei Ningxuan?"
Beitang Jin said: "This man is gentle and elegant, and he looks extremely docile. However, Yu Rong feels that since the emperor of Beiming Kingdom values him so much, and the master has accepted him as his apprentice, this man must be something special."
The emperor nodded and said with a smile: "Well, Yurong is not biased at all."
Beitang Jin said: "Yu Rong is just telling the truth."
While the two were talking, the queen had already changed into homely clothes, a bright red pomegranate skirt, and a simple crested hairpin on her head, but she looked extremely dignified and noble.
She smiled at Bei Tangjin and said, "Yu Rong has been waiting for a long time. What did you talk about just now?"
Bei Tangjin stood up to salute the queen, but the queen waved her hand towards her, and Bei Tangjin straightened up from his squatting position.
"Brother who is talking about Yurong." The emperor smiled at the queen and put the hand stove into the queen's hand. The queen took it naturally, as if it was a matter of course, and did not think that it was a big deal for the emperor to add charcoal to her.
If it were any other concubine, I'm afraid she would be flattered.
"Yu Rong's senior brother?" The queen looked at Bei Tang Jin with some confusion.
Beitang Jin said respectfully: "This is the second prince of Beiming Kingdom who came to discuss the alliance."
"Oh... his name is Mei Ningxuan, right? He's a nice guy. He looks comfortable and has a great appearance. When I saw him for the first time, I was still wondering where the immortal came from!" The queen heard and nodded.
Head, a burst of praise.
The emperor smiled and said: "This man is a perfect match for Yongchang. Unfortunately, Beiming Kingdom is too far away. Are you willing to let go of our daughter?"
The queen raised her eyebrows, looking a little strange, and said: "It depends on Yongchang's wishes. If she feels good about it, we can't stop her."
Bei Tangjin was moved as he listened to the conversation between the two.
Since ancient times, princesses, no matter how noble they are, have always been victims of royal politics. However, Princess Yongchang is an exception. She is so lucky to have a pair of parents who hold her in the palm of their hands and are not willing to let her suffer any harm.
This is true love.
"I didn't see what she was thinking, did you?" the emperor asked the queen with a smile.
The queen shook her head and said, "Yongchang has a reserved personality, and even a mother like me doesn't notice it." As she spoke, she turned her gaze to Bei Tangjin, and her eyes lit up.
Bei Tangjin suddenly understood that the queen and the emperor had thought of getting together. Sure enough, the queen asked Bei Tangjin: "Yurong, has Yongchang told you about this, or has Yurong seen any clues?"
Beitang Jin said cautiously: "The princess has never mentioned it to Yurong, but Yurong feels that the princess values this Second Highness very much."
When the queen heard this, she nodded and said, "She must not know it yet. After all, Mei Ningxuan will return to Beiming Kingdom in a few days. If she wants to do it, she will be anxious." The queen shouted.
He took a sip of tea and didn't seem too worried.
Beitang Jin thought to himself: A mother really knows her child, isn't Princess Yongchang anxious? So she tried it out today.
"I heard that your father has been anxious about your marriage recently. I wonder which son he has chosen?" the emperor asked in an extremely gentle tone, as if speaking at home.
Bei Tangjin was stunned when she heard this. Is her father anxious about her marriage recently? Why didn't she know? Or was His Majesty the Emperor just trying to make a conversation?
"Yurong didn't hear her father mention it, so she didn't know about it." Beitang Jin replied calmly.
The queen peeled open a crystal grape and slowly put it into her mouth.
The emperor added: "It doesn't matter, let me tell you about your beautiful appearance. Do you have anyone you admire?" As he spoke, he smiled lovingly, which made people feel like they were being washed by a spring breeze.
Even though the question was a bit outrageous, Bei Tangjin still calmly replied: "Yu Rong dare not go beyond that."
Our family pays great attention to the words of the matchmaker ordered by the parents. It is extremely out of line and unruly for a young lady to have someone she admires before she has even said marriage.
The emperor laughed and said: "Yurong doesn't need to stick to those vulgar principles, just speak frankly."
Beitang Jin knew that the emperor's education since childhood was different from others, so he said: "There is no one who admires Yurong."
When the emperor heard this, he seemed a little disappointed. The queen's face moved, as if she was also a little disappointed, but then, the emperor smiled and said: "If that's the case, then I will be the matchmaker myself." When he said this, he paused and just said
Look at Bei Tangjin's face.
Bei Tangjin looked slightly surprised, without much expression. When the emperor saw it, he smiled and said, "What does Yurong think of Fengying?"
Bei Tangjin was a little uneasy and thought to himself: Finally we are here.
There was a look of shock on her face, and she looked at the queen and the emperor in surprise. She stood up from her seat, knelt in front of the emperor, and said, "Yu Rong is so bold. I don't know whether I should say this or not."
The emperor and the queen looked at each other with slightly surprised expressions. The emperor quickly smiled and said: "What is Yurong doing? Sit down and talk."
Beitang Jin insisted: "Yurong's words are too much, please forgive me, Your Majesty."
The emperor's face moved slightly, and he said casually: "I forgive you for your innocence. Yurong, please tell me."
After receiving the emperor's assurance, Beitang Jin said: "Yu Rong sincerely knows that what your majesty said today is a good intention. However, Yu Rong knows very well that because of his limited talent and knowledge, he may not be able to take on a big responsibility and may fail to live up to your majesty's good intentions. Therefore, Yu Rong feels that this
Your Majesty must think twice about this."
In fact, the emperor was asking Beitang Jin what he meant, but if Beitang Jin rejected the emperor, even if he did not disobey the emperor's order, he would be a slap in the emperor's face.
Therefore, Beitang Jin had to do this.
The emperor frowned slightly, but the queen smiled gently and said: "Why did Yurong say this? Yurong is ice-snow and smart, but I think Fengying is not good enough for you!" The queen was extremely humble, and she knew how much her son weighed.
, I’m afraid Bei Tangjin didn’t take a liking to his son!
Beitang Jin did not expect that the Queen would say such a thing. He was slightly startled and said: "Your Majesty, you are too modest. Your Highness is dedicated, kind and loving, and is an all-rounder in both civil and military affairs. How could you not be worthy of your beauty? Your Majesty's words are really shocking.
What a shameful appearance!"
The queen glanced at the emperor, who smiled and said: "Since Yurong values Fengying so much, then Yurong should agree to the marriage. It's good that Yurong doesn't feel aggrieved."
When Bei Tangjin heard this, he was shocked. Why did the emperor speak so politely? This was nothing like the powerful emperor in his previous life! What on earth was going on?
Bei Tangjin couldn't understand. She couldn't understand how a strong emperor could talk to her so calmly after being rejected. She felt that this was simply impossible to happen.
However, since the emperor said this, she really couldn't refuse, so she said: "It is Yurong's honor to marry His Highness, but Yurong is indeed difficult to take on such a big job, so please ask Your Majesty to find another beautiful woman."
The queen's brows furrowed tightly, and she realized that Bei Tangjin did not want to accept the marriage, but in that case...
So the queen wanted to fight for it again and said: "Yurong is smart and smart. Even if Yurong doesn't understand the struggles in the palace in the future, it doesn't matter. This palace will arrange the most appropriate people to teach Yurong. I think Yurong will
With his cleverness, he quickly mastered it." The queen said, smiled again, and said: "Yurong, don't think about refusing anymore, I have also read the military books, but I really don't understand them. Yurong can even read those military books.
You have to be transparent, let alone these scheming fights?"
The queen was indeed right. After she married Fengying, the emperor not only taught her personally, but also invited the old ladies in the palace to give her some advice. What the emperor taught her was more like training a monarch on how to seize power.
The meaning of how to maintain a stable position is self-evident.
The emperor wanted her to assist Fengying in securing the throne.
It was also at that time that Bei Tangjin understood some things that others spent their entire lives to understand, and therefore appeared to be more comfortable in subsequent battles.
However, going back to the words that the Queen said, it was the sentence that blocked her. She was really afraid of letting down the Queen and the Emperor's good intentions. Therefore, as soon as the Queen said this, it would be unreasonable for Beitang Jin to refuse again.
Very good.
However, Beitang Jin still said: "It's not that Yurong doesn't want to marry His Highness, it's because Yurong does have something unspeakable. Please forgive me for your majesty and empress."
Both the emperor and the empress looked shocked. The empress asked, "Can you tell me about Yu Rong's unspeakable secret? Or can I help Yu Rong solve something?"
Beitang Jin shook his head and said: "Your Majesty is so kind to Yu Rong, but Yu Rong refuses the marriage. Yu Rong really feels ashamed of her. However, this unspeakable secret cannot be disclosed. Please forgive me."
The emperor's face looked a little ugly, as if Bei Tangjin had committed a huge crime by not agreeing. However, the queen seemed to sigh and feel relieved, and said: "If this is the case, then I will not
I forced it."
Bei Tangjin listened in shock and thought, could it be like this? Why does she seem to feel that something is wrong?
While she was thinking about it, she heard the queen say: "Since the marriage has not yet happened, I will make a promise to Yurong. If Yurong asks for something in the future, I will do my best."
Beitang Jin Juzhen, what is going on? Not only was the marriage easily rejected but the marriage was successful, the queen also made a promise to her? What on earth is going on?