Chapter 120: The Birthday Banquet of King Jing's Mansion
Queen? Fainted? Yun Shang raised her eyes and looked at Qianyin, and saw a bit of anger hidden in her eyes. Yun Shang curled up her lips and lowered her head to look at the tea cup in her hand, "She has learned to be smart."
Fainting is just a disguised display of weakness. In the eyes of many people, the Queen is probably stable and noble, even emotionless. Over the years, Li Yiran has always played this role very well, even if it is
Knowing that she would never be able to give birth to a child again, she only lost her temper for a moment, and in the blink of an eye, she turned back into the queen who seemed to have no joy, anger, sorrow or joy.
It is precisely because of this that the Queen's sudden fainting was even more unexpected.
Concubine Ming had just angered Emperor Ning, Hua Jing was still recuperating, and something was vaguely amiss in the Prime Minister's Mansion. At this time, the empress suddenly fainted.
Yun Shang curled her lips, "Let's go, let's go to Qiwu Palace and have a look."
When we arrived at Qiwu Palace, there were already a lot of people standing in the Queen's palace, including Emperor Ning, Concubine Ming, Li Fuyi, Concubine Ya, Qin Meng, and a few concubines who were not very familiar.
The imperial doctor was sorting out the pulse record at the side. Concubine Ming's face looked a little anxious, "What happened to the queen?"
The imperial doctor hurriedly bowed and said, "The Empress is just worried too much and has hurt her body. I'm afraid it will take about an hour to wake up, but the Empress' health is not in good condition. This may hurt her roots.
The Queen must rest well after she wakes up. If she continues to think rashly, I'm afraid..." The imperial doctor shook his head. Concubine Ming naturally knew what the imperial doctor meant. She frowned and didn't speak for a long time.
Emperor Ning's eyes fell on the pale queen on the bed. His eyes were like ink, but he didn't know what he was thinking. After a long while, he turned to look at the concubines in the room and said, "Since the imperial doctor said that the queen needs
Recuperate, you don't have to wait here anymore, go down."
Everyone looked at each other, then nodded and retreated.
Yun Shang did not follow her, but said softly, "My mother also needs someone to take care of her here. My father is busy with government affairs, so I will leave it to Chang'er."
Emperor Ning's eyes paused and fell lightly on Yun Chang. Just as he was about to speak, he heard Concubine Ming's voice, "Shang'er is a princess, who will take care of anyone? The Ai family will go find her later."
Just a few experienced nuns can come over, and you young people can go about your business."
Yun Shang was silent for a moment, then responded in a low voice. There seemed to be a bit of grievance in her eyes, which made Concubine Ming's heart skip a beat. What did this Yun Shang mean? Could it be that she wanted Emperor Ning to feel that he had abused her? Really.
What a scheming idea! Concubine Ming gritted her teeth, her heart filled with dissatisfaction. Let’s see how long you can pretend to be pitiful and innocent.
When Emperor Ning heard Yun Shang's voice, his eyes became a little deeper.
"Your Majesty..." Manager Zheng stood outside the door and called softly. Although Manager Zheng was a chamberlain, the queen was still a woman and the most noble woman in Ning Kingdom, so she still had to avoid suspicion.
Emperor Ning turned his head and looked at the door, "What's going on?"
Manager Zheng was silent for a moment and then said, "Your Majesty, the Prime Minister has sent a memorial and requested to come to the palace to visit the Queen. The Prime Minister said that the Queen's illness has made the whole family very worried and asked the Emperor for accommodation. Just now, the third prince of Yelang Kingdom
I also sent a message asking about the Queen’s condition.”
Upon hearing this, Concubine Ming felt a touch of joy in her heart. The Prime Minister had come forward. Moreover, the envoys from both countries were present. It was the time when the Queen needed the Prime Minister the most. The Emperor would definitely not refute the Prime Minister's house.
Yun Shang looked at the faint joy that flashed across Concubine Ming's eyes, and a sarcastic smile overflowed from the corner of her mouth. Concubine Ming had been in the palace for so many years in vain, but she didn't know that what her father hated the most was Prime Minister Li. As an emperor, he was everywhere
Under the control of others, Concubine Ming asked Prime Minister Li to hand over the memorial. It was really stupid.
Yun Shang turned her eyes and landed on the queen. The queen worked extra hard to perform the play well. One look at the queen's appearance and she knew that she must have been exposed to the cold. She didn't know how much water she poured on her body yesterday.
Want to win sympathy and keep her position as queen?
Yun Shang smiled faintly. The queen probably didn't know that although her father didn't like the twists and turns of the harem, how could a man who had been on the throne for more than twenty years be so easy to deceive?
Nowadays, the father's disgust with the queen has increased a lot.
Emperor Ning turned his head and looked at the empress whose eyelashes were trembling slightly. A sneer appeared in his heart, and he raised his voice and said to the people outside the door, "I went back to Prime Minister Li and said that the empress was too worried and needed to rest. It's better not to do it for the time being."
After visiting, we will invite the Prime Minister and the Prime Minister’s wife to the palace when the Queen is better. However, the Queen must be missing Princess Huajing, so she should go and take Princess Huajing back to the palace. As for the third prince of Yelang Kingdom, he will go back
The third prince is here, the queen is fine, please don’t worry, the third prince."
A faint smile appeared at the corner of Yun Shang's lips, and she knew that her father hated being coerced by others.
The smile on the side of Concubine Ming's mouth froze before she could take it back. It took a long time before she heard Concubine Ming say, "The Prime Minister is also the Queen's father after all, and he must also care about the Queen very much. If the Prime Minister had not picked up the Queen,
I’m afraid I’ll be very worried.”
Emperor Ning smiled coldly, worried? Do the Li family really think that they are fools? The queen fell ill just now, and even the imperial doctor in the palace had just checked her pulse. The people in the Prime Minister's Mansion already knew. Isn't this telling him
, did the Prime Minister’s Office have an spy in the palace?
"Since the imperial doctor said that the queen is overthinking, I think it is because of the numerous affairs in the palace. Although my mother and concubine are taking care of them these days, my mother and concubine are also older and cannot help me take care of the harem all the time.
The Queen can no longer take care of herself. In this case, the affairs of the palace will be taken care of by Yaconi for the time being. Although Yaconi is young and has not been in the palace for a long time, fortunately she is careful and cautious, and she also has
As smart as the number one scholar is, let her practice it first, and my mother-in-law can help her. With my mother-in-law watching over her, nothing will go wrong."
If Concubine Ming was just a little unhappy just now, her face was very gloomy now. As she kept talking, she talked about the power to take charge of the harem. She never thought that Emperor Ning said that she had been wronged.
Chang, but she did not take back her right to preside over the central palace. Now she does not know why Emperor Ning made such a decision.
Yun Shang felt very happy. As the saying goes, if you fail to steal a chicken, you will lose a handful of rice. That's what it's like.
"My mother-in-law has always been very fair in dealing with things, and she is a role model in the harem. I would like to ask my mother-in-law to help me deal with another very difficult matter." Emperor Ning frowned, seeming very distressed.
Concubine Ming frowned and looked at Emperor Ning, "What does the emperor want the Aijia to do?"
Emperor Ning smiled slightly and said, "My mother and concubine must have heard about Jing'er. There is no airtight wall in this world. There were not a few people who saw them in the hunting ground that day. I can't silence them one by one. So.
I had some considerations when I brought Hua Jing to the palace. The palace is well guarded and it will be much safer. Jing'er is alone in the princess's mansion now, and I am a little worried. Jing'er returns to the palace and hopes that her mother and concubine will teach her.
There are some things that women should learn. In the past, they only focused on making Jing'er know how to play chess, calligraphy, and painting, and become a talented woman. I don't know whether a talented woman can become a talented woman, but I do know that a woman should be virtuous, a woman should be polite, and what should women be taught.
Yes, she definitely won’t."
Yun Shang raised her eyebrows slightly. Her father must have known about Hua Jing and Cang Jue Qingsu. He must also have known about Cang Jue Qingsu's secret meetings with Hua Jing in the imperial city almost every night.
, so he found an excuse to bring Hua Jing into the palace. On the surface, it was to protect her safety, but in fact, he wanted to cut off her connection with Cang Jue Qingsu.
No matter how humble and courteous Cangjue Qingsu is now in the Ningguo Imperial City, the soldiers of Yelang Kingdom are still watching him from the northwest corner. If Cangjue Qingsu hooked up with Prime Minister Li through Huajing, it would be difficult to deal with him.
After Emperor Ning gave these instructions, he said to Li Yiran, "Have a good rest." and left Qiwu Palace.
Tsk tsk, Concubine Ming, Concubine Ming, Queen, Queen, you have been calculating and calculating every day, but when the calculation came to such a day, Yun Shang felt happy in her heart, and returned to Qingxin Palace with a smile.
"As concubine Ya has the power to take charge of the harem, she is very good with the princess." Qianyin's eyebrows were full of joy and she said with a smile, "I'm afraid the queen will be sick to death now. Haha, why do you have to pretend to be sick? I
Just now I saw that she was clearly not fainting, her eyelashes were moving all the time, I must be very angry in her heart, but she didn't dare to speak, it was so happy."
Yun Shang smiled and nodded, naturally feeling happy in her heart. When Qin Yi saw the two of them coming back, she handed over a post with a smile and said, "Princess, it will be Prince Jing's birthday in three days. The palace
The post has been sent to the palace, does the princess have to think carefully about what birthday gift to give to the prince?"
"Huh?" Yun Shang was stunned, not because he had forgotten Prince Jing's birthday, but because he felt that with Prince Jing's current situation, he still wanted to hold a birthday banquet?
Yun Shang took the post from Qin Yi's hand and opened it, but it was exactly the handwriting of King Jing. Yun Shang pondered for a moment and then roughly understood King Jing's plan. King Jing wanted to lure you into a trap.
Although I knew Prince Jing's plan in my heart, I was slightly worried. Someone who could hurt Prince Jing like that must not be an ordinary person, and what's more, the injuries on his body?
"Princess, don't worry. Last time it was just because Prince Jing was unprepared. This time since Prince Jing sent a message to do something, it means that he is fully prepared." Qianyin said with a smile.
Yun Shang was stunned and realized that she had unintentionally said everything she was thinking.
Seeing Qian Yin and Qin Yi looking at her with a bit of amusement in their eyes, Yun Shang couldn't help but blush slightly, picked up the book at hand and threw it towards the two girls.
Qianyin quickly pulled Qinyi aside and said with a smile, "Princess, are you going to kill people and silence them?"
Yun Shang had nothing to do with them, so she could only stare at them. Seeing that they didn't care at all, she turned her head and ignored them.
Qian Yincai smiled again, stepped forward and said, "It's just that the princess has to be careful. I'm afraid that those people will fail to deal with the prince and turn to you, princess. How do you say that, you only pick weak persimmons?"
…”
Yun Shang's eyebrows twitched, and she gritted her teeth and said, "Where did you see this princess softening? Huh?"
The room suddenly burst into bursts of laughter.
Prince Jing spent a lot of time at the border, but his reputation in the imperial city was definitely not bad. Moreover, this year it was Prince Jing who took the initiative to post about hosting a birthday banquet. Naturally, many people flocked to it. Suddenly, Prince Jing
The gate of the palace was almost trampled down, and people asking for invitations and giving gifts came one after another.
Although the steward of Prince Jing's Mansion has never encountered such a big battle, he is still the one chosen by Prince Jing, so he is not far behind, so he can barely cope with it.
Fortunately, the invitations were sent very carefully, but even so, on the day of the birthday banquet, Prince Jing's Mansion was so lively for the first time in history.
There is no hostess in Prince Jing's Mansion, and the housekeeper is not very familiar with this aspect, so as soon as Yun Shang arrived at Prince Jing's Mansion, he was pulled over by the housekeeper to ask for help. Yun Shang looked at the mess, dumbfounded as she lay on the soft couch recovering from her injuries.
The handsome man said, "Don't tell me that it's already this hour and you haven't prepared anything yet? Moreover, I came over and looked around, and there is still no maid in Prince Jing's palace. Who are you going to ask to entertain those people?"
Female relatives?"
The housekeeper was a little uneasy and coughed lightly and said, "This old slave is careless. He has never done anything like this before. Moreover, the prince gave the order in a hurry and couldn't make it in time..."
The initiator was in a rare leisurely mood. He raised his head from the book and looked at Yun Shang. Seeing Yun Shang's expression was not good, he touched the tip of his nose and said calmly, "There have never been any female relatives in Prince Jing's palace. Moreover, if we invite a bunch of them for today,
It’s quite troublesome to come here and have to send it off…”
"Why didn't you come to me earlier?" Yun Shang was about to cry but had no tears.
Prince Jing coughed and said, "I forgot."
"..."
Rao was very unhappy, but Yun Shang could only conscientiously invite Qianyin and Qinyi to prepare together, and also asked someone to call Ning Qian over. Ning Qian took the people to prepare for the performance for a while, and Qianyin was responsible for it.
Greeting the female family members, Qin Yi was responsible for taking care of the food and drink of the guests. Yun Shang had also been a housekeeper in her previous life, so she was no stranger to these things. She arranged everything in a matter of seconds. Although she was still very busy, she was also very busy.
Much better than having no clue just now.
The steward looked at Yun Shang's busy voice coming and going, stroking his beard and said to Prince Jing, "Only now do I know for sure that there must be a mistress in this mansion. The prince has not been in the imperial city these years.
That’s okay, the border officials don’t care about this anyway, but if you want to stay in the imperial city, it’s indispensable, and it’s really not a big deal if you don’t have a woman who can take charge of the family.”
Prince Jing raised his eyes and looked at Yun Shang's back. Listening to Yun Shang's instructions in an orderly manner, he was silent for a moment and then nodded, "Well, after all, I am twenty-eight years old now? It is indeed a bit big.
Already."
The manager glanced at Prince Jing and said, "Not only are they a little older, they are about the same size as the prince. They are getting married early. I'm afraid the children will be getting married soon."
Prince Jing coughed slightly, "It's just that Chang'er told the emperor that she won't be able to get married within two years, which is really troublesome."
The steward was still about to say something, but when he saw Yun Shang walking in, he stopped talking and said to Yun Shang with a smile, "Thanks to the princess, otherwise I wouldn't know what to do."
Yun Shang nodded, not being modest, but staring at Prince Jing, frowning slightly, "I'm going to help you greet the women, but the ones in front, I'm afraid you have to greet them yourself, because of your injury..." Yun Shang
It's not that he didn't notice that Prince Jing's complexion was still a little pale.
Prince Jing smiled slightly, stood up from the soft couch, and took two steps slowly. Yun Shang pondered for a moment, but she couldn't see anything wrong, but...
"Find a few more secret guards to protect you. Don't let anyone get close to you. It seems fine if you walk slowly, but if you walk too fast, you may injure your wounds. I'll go out first.
Just be careful."
Prince Jing nodded, "I know."
Yun Shang nodded, turned around and left the yard.
The female family members have already guided them to a pavilion by the lake. This should be the only view that can be seen in this huge Prince Jing's palace. Prince Jing is not in the imperial city all year round, and Prince Jing's palace is also neglected. It can only be regarded as
It's just clean, but the scenery is almost non-existent.
Naturally, the guests invited by Prince Jing's Mansion were not ordinary people, and many of them had attended palace banquets. Naturally, they recognized that the maid who led them here and ordered them to serve tea and snacks was clearly the most personal person to Princess Yunshang in the palace.
maid of honor.
Everyone was surprised, but they didn't say anything. They only gathered together in twos and threes and talked.
When Yun Shang arrived, they seemed to be talking about some small and medium-sized gossip in the imperial city. They were talking about the recent fight among many nobles in the imperial city for Miss Qianqian, the number one oiran in the imperial city. Although it was exposed some time ago
An absolutely hot piece of news about Princess Hua Jing, but none of the ladies and ladies are human beings. On such occasions, they would naturally not say something that is very likely to cause disaster.
Yun Shang walked over with a smile. When he saw it with sharp eyes, he quickly stood up, smiled and saluted, and said to Yun Shang, "When I saw the two aunts who came out because of us, I felt that they seemed to be people around the princess.
I thought the princess should have come a long time ago, but I didn't see anyone. I was just about to ask when the princess came."
Yun Shang looked at the person who spoke, but it was the Crown Princess of Prince Shunqing's Palace.
Yun Chang smiled quickly and said, "Is the imperial concubine okay? I haven't seen you for a long time. Speaking of this, Chang'er felt ashamed. There has never been a maid in the emperor's uncle's house. Before, the emperor's uncle had been at the border, taking care of her.
I'm not very good at birthday banquets either. I'm in the imperial city this year, so it would be unreasonable not to have a banquet. I've never done it before, so I don't know how to start. But the emperor's uncle is still stubborn. Today, Shang'er came over to take a look.
, it was still a mess, so I had to borrow my people to use it, and I hope you can forgive me for neglecting all the ladies and ladies."
Everyone looked at each other in confusion. Although they had vaguely heard about the situation in Prince Jing's mansion, they did not expect that there was really not even a single maid in this huge Prince Jing's mansion. They all had the same feelings in their hearts, some were envious and some disapproved.
.
However, due to the status of King Jing and Yun Shang, they did not dare to say anything, but suddenly they heard a voice, "Princess is really a lucky person. All the people in the Ning Kingdom, even the common people, have three wives and four concubines.
There are many, but as noble as Prince Jing, he can't find a maid to serve him in the palace. Prince Jing is really passionate about the princess, and the princess must be a virtuous and virtuous person. Seeing that there is no one to take care of Prince Jing's palace,
The weeds in a prince's palace must be deep for one person. When the princess becomes the mistress of Prince Jing's palace, she will have to clean it up..."
Yun Shang turned around and saw Cangyang Yu'er with a sarcastic smile on her face. She looked at Yun Shang and didn't dodge when she turned around.
Naturally, everyone heard something unusual. Some people had already noticed that the woman who spoke was the one who invited herself to marry Prince Jing at the palace banquet that day, but was rejected by Prince Jing.
Looking back, many people looked at Cang Yang Yu'er and Yun Shang with some intention of watching a show. Cang Yang Yu'er was not bad looking, and there were many people who admired her, but she was single-minded.
She wanted to marry Prince Jing, but was rejected by Prince Jing on the spot. Although Cang Yang Yu'er said that Yun Shang was blessed and thoughtful, she also heard some clues. Cang Yang Yu'er was clearly in
It was ironic that Yun Shang was not tolerant. Seeing that there was no woman in Prince Jing's residence, and even the birthday banquet organizer could not be pulled out, but he still had no intention of going to Prince Jing's residence.
Yun Shang smiled slightly and said, "It's not that I don't want to pay attention to it, it's just that the emperor's uncle has always set his sights on others. If he is not the best, he won't want it. If this princess is not good and chooses something inferior, I'm afraid that the emperor's uncle will
It’s time to blame Chang’er.”
Cangyang Yu'er's face turned cold. Ning Yunshang, I have written down this revenge. Just as he was about to speak, he heard a somewhat sharp voice coming, "Princess, Yan'er came late. I don't know if there is anyone."
Didn’t miss any good show.”
Yun Shang turned around and saw Wang Jinyan, dressed in green clothes, walking over, followed by a woman with a smiling face.
Yun Shang smiled slightly. She originally thought that red was the color that best matched Wang Jinyan, but she didn't expect that Wang Jinyan, who was dressed in green, was less domineering and more girlish. "It's just the right time, the play hasn't started yet."
.”
Wang Jinyan's eyes fell on Cangyang Yu'er beside her. His eyes were cold, but he turned his head with a smile, "Princess, this is my mother."
Yun Shang turned her head and looked at the beautiful woman behind Wang Jinyan. She sighed secretly in her heart. She really didn't know who Wang Jinyan and Wang Jinhuan were like. Wang Shangshu was a serious and self-disciplined person, while Mrs. Wang was as gentle as water at first glance.
Yun Shang smiled and said to Mrs. Wang, "Hello, Mrs. Wang, you are so beautiful. No wonder Yan'er and Mr. Wang both have outstanding looks."
Who doesn’t want to hear other people praising their children, and the smile on their face will be a little more.
While they were talking, someone said "Hey". Everyone looked over and saw a woman in pink clothes walking slowly holding a piano on the corridor across the lake. Although they were so far apart,
But everyone only felt that the figure was somewhat charming... (To be continued)
