When the queen and others stepped into the inner hall, they saw Yun Shang sitting on a soft couch with her back to the door. She vaguely seemed to see a man squatting in front of her. The queen frowned and spoke coldly,
"Princess Rui?"
Hearing this, Yun Shang turned around suddenly with a bit of surprise on her face, "Queen?"
The queen was about to speak when she suddenly saw the face of the man kneeling in front of Yun Shang. She paused and a look of surprise flashed in her eyes, "Prince Rui? Why is Prince Rui here?"
Luo Qingyan remained silent, holding a small sapphire bottle in his hand. He poured some ointment from the bottle and carefully applied it on Yun Shang's arm. Yun Shang looked down at Luo Qingyan, then turned back and said,
"I accidentally burned my arm in the Weiyang Palace just now. The servants were too talkative, so I went to the Tai Chi Palace to report it to the prince. After the prince heard about it, he hurried over."
Everyone who came in with the queen looked at the extremely harmonious scene in front of them, and their expressions were a little strange. The queen frowned and said with some displeasure, "This is the dormitory of the concubines of Hunan. How can Prince Rui be able to come in and out at will?"
Hearing this, Luo Qingyan raised his eyes and glanced at the Queen, then plugged the stopper of the sapphire vial and put it aside before standing up, "What the Queen said is true, in this concubine's palace, this king
She really shouldn't have come. But I made it very clear when I first entered the palace. Chang'er is the treasure that I hold in my hand. If anyone hurts a hair on her, I will definitely be very angry.
It will be repaid a hundred times.”
The queen was holding back a burst of anger in her heart. She was even more displeased when she heard what Prince Rui said. She snorted coldly and said, "It's just a servant in the palace who is careless. If Prince Rui insists on being so fussy,
, I’m afraid I’ve lost my identity.”
Luo Qingyan sneered, "Of course it's not what I said, and someone will understand." After saying that, he helped Yun Shang stand up and said, "Is it better? Going to the Tai Chi Hall for a banquet?"
Yun Shang nodded, stood up slowly, and smiled lightly at Luo Qingyan, "It's okay."
Luo Qingyan put her arms around Yun Shang's shoulders and led her around the queen and the concubines, walking out of the palace. When the queen saw this, she secretly clenched her hands in her sleeves.
Luo Qingyan walked to the door, but suddenly turned around and said softly, "By the way, just now when I was applying medicine to the princess, there was a palace servant dressed as a woman who wanted to break into the palace and kept saying
It was the Queen Empress who sent him to find Princess Rui. Seeing how he insulted the Queen's reputation, the king thought that someone must be trying to harm Chang'er and put the blame on the Queen Empress, so he disposed of him without authorization and returned the favor.
I hope the Queen will forgive me. This matter is related to the Queen’s reputation, so I’m afraid the Queen will have to investigate it.”
After Luo Qingyan finished speaking, he slowly raised the corners of his mouth and glanced at everyone, then turned around and helped Yun Shang out of the Xiangzhu Hall.
Most of the ministers and family members in the Taiji Hall had already taken their seats. Luo Qingyan took Yun Shang's hand and walked to a seat slightly forward and sat down. Yun Shang also knelt down beside him and slowly swept his eyes over the people in the hall.
Most of the people are ministers and family members of the third or higher rank of the court, so it can be considered extremely lively.
On the Queen's birthday, only concubines with higher status can attend the event. Therefore, although it is lively, there are not too many people. The sound of silk and bamboo can be heard constantly. Since the Emperor and Queen have not yet arrived, the atmosphere can be considered very relaxed.
Yes, three or five ministers or family members were talking leisurely, and occasionally there was a few laughs.
"Chang'er, Qingyan." A smiling voice came from behind. Yun Chang turned around and saw the Duke's wife and Duke Hua standing behind them.
Yun Shang quickly stood up and saluted, "Grandpa, grandma."
The Duke's wife stretched out her hand to hold Yun Shang's hand and said with a smile, "I scared grandma last time. If you want to make such a joke next time, be sure to remember to tell grandma. Grandma is old.
, can’t stand being scared.”
Yun Chang responded quickly, "It's Chang'er who didn't think carefully."
A cold snort suddenly came in from the side. Yun Shang turned her eyes and saw that Duke Hua's face was a little dark, as if he was very angry, but his eyes were looking at Luo Qing, who had been sitting silently.
On the body.
Yun Shang sighed softly. The last time Hua Guogong came to Prince Rui's Mansion, he wanted to make some anger with Luo Qingyan. Unexpectedly, Luo Qingyan ignored him at all. Instead, he met Wang Jinhuan, who only knew how to mess around.
I'm afraid that my anger has been building up for a long time. However, something is obviously wrong at this time and occasion.
Yun Shang pondered for a moment, then quickly smiled and said to Hua Guozheng, "Grandpa doesn't look very good. Although autumn has come recently, the autumn tiger is very powerful. Grandpa, please take care of yourself. Your Majesty and the Queen.
I'm afraid it's going to be here soon, so grandpa and grandma should take their seats first, and Shang'er can go to the Duke's Mansion tomorrow to pay respects to the two elders."
Duke Hua glanced at Yun Shang with some dissatisfaction, but Yun Shang looked back without hesitation, with a smile on his face. Duke Hua snorted coldly, and walked quickly back to his seat.
The Duke's wife smiled at Yun Shang and followed her back.
"I'm afraid I have to solve the trouble caused by the prince himself." Yun Shangfu sat down again and murmured softly.
Luo Qingyan didn't seem to hear anything. He just took Yun Shang's hand and said, "I just tasted it. I'm afraid the stamina of this wine is a bit strong. You should stop drinking it later."
As soon as he finished speaking, a voice singing "Nai" came from outside, "The emperor has arrived, the queen has arrived."
Yun Shang quickly pulled Luo Qingyan to stand up and knelt on the ground, "Your Majesty Jin An, Queen Qian Qian."
After a while, Xia Huanyu's voice was heard faintly, "Get up." Then everyone stood up and took their seats.
Xia Huanyu glanced at everyone in the palace and said casually, "Today is the queen's birthday. Over the years, the queen has been gentle and virtuous, and has managed the harem in an orderly manner. She can be a role model for women in the world, so we held a banquet in this Tai Chi Palace to celebrate the queen's millennium.
"
"The Queen is a thousand years old." Everyone quickly raised their wine glasses and looked at the high-ranking Queen Su Ruji.
The queen smiled slightly and picked up the wine glass from the table, "Today is my joy, and also the joy of the Xia Kingdom. I am here to wish my Xia Kingdom eternal prosperity, peace and prosperity." After saying this, she raised her head and drank the wine in the glass.
.
There was another overflowing sound in the hall, and then everyone raised their glasses and drank the wine in one gulp.
Since it is the Queen's birthday, the next step is for the princes and princesses of the Xia Kingdom to present gifts and congratulate her. The sound of silk and bamboo slowly faded away. Luo Qingyan can be regarded as the eldest prince now, and there is no prince, so he should be the first. Luo Qingyan
Yan slowly drank the wine in the glass, looked at each other with Yun Shang, and stood up. Yun Shang took the birthday gift that had been prepared from the maid on the side and walked into the palace.
"I wish the Queen to be as blessed as the ever-passing waters of the East China Sea, and to live as long as the everlasting pine trees in Nanshan." Luo Qingyan said in a calm voice, and the most common birthday words she spoke. Yun Shang lowered his head and smiled softly, and presented the birthday gift to
The palace man on the side.
The queen smiled and did not open the birthday gift. Luo Qingyan pulled Yun Shang back, and then came the birthday congratulations of other princes and princesses. Yun Shang listened carefully to the singing of the chamberlain and identified the princes and princesses.
About half an hour later, all the princes and princesses had finished celebrating their birthdays. The queen turned her head and looked at Xia Huanyu, with a look of regret in her eyes, "Last year, my concubine's birthday was much more lively than this year. Last year,
Yan'er is still here, and so is the Seventh Prince..."
A flash of doubt flashed in Yun Shang's eyes, what did the queen want to do today? Why did she mention the dead prince and the seventh prince who was currently in prison on such a day at the same time.
"Yan'er is gone now, and Yun Xi's body is also weak. I just stayed in Weiyang Palace for a while, and I asked the nanny to send him back. When I saw Yun Xi today, I also thought of the Seventh Prince..." The Queen's gaze
Slowly sweeping through the palace, almost everyone in the palace was holding their breath to listen to what she wanted to say, "I feel that the matter of the Seventh Prince is very strange. How could such a gentle person like the Seventh Prince do this?"
The collusion with the Imperial Guards was probably framed by someone with ulterior motives. The Seventh Prince is also weak. I don’t know if his body can withstand the cold and damp conditions in the prison. Although I
She is not the biological mother of the Seventh Prince, but the Seventh Prince is also a bloodline of His Majesty, and I am my concubine so that we can have a safe family."
Yun Shang clenched her hands slightly in her sleeves and frowned slightly. Is the queen crazy? Doesn't she also dislike the seventh prince very much? Why did she suddenly plead for the seventh prince?
Xia Huanyu's eyes fell on the queen. There was no expression on her face. After a while, Xia Huanyu turned around and asked, "What do you think, dear ladies? Hmm?"
As soon as Xia Huanyu's question came to the floor, Duke Hua looked at Luo Qingyan. Luo Qingyan tapped his hands on the table slightly, as if he was in a trance. There was a bit of joy on Liu Jin's face.
, but Su Qi seemed a little surprised, but she quickly lowered her head and hid her expression.
After a while, no one responded. Xia Huanyu curled his lips and asked again, "Do you think the Seventh Prince was wronged? Was he framed?"
"Whether it is a frame-up or not, we can't tell you anything. We have to investigate it carefully before we can make a conclusion. But this matter has reminded Wei Chen of something." Luo Qingyan suddenly withdrew his hand, with a hint of something on his face.
He smiled and responded lightly.
"Oh? What's the matter?" Everyone's eyes fell on Luo Qingyan.
Luo Qingyan turned his eyes, glanced at Yun Shang, and then said slowly, "I saw a book in the mansion that day, which told a story about an old man who was very rich. He was worried that his sons would be like this in a hundred years.
Fighting each other for property, he hid all his wealth in a cave. The location of the cave was drawn on a treasure map. However, if this treasure map was placed in his own hands, he would be afraid of being stolen or lost.
I put the treasure in the hands of others, but I am afraid that others will take the treasure as their own, and I put it in the hands of my own son, but I don’t know who to give it to. What should I do in this situation?” (To be continued)
