In the Changchun Palace, Fu Meiren stood behind Concubine Ming, rubbing her shoulders, "I look at you, this Princess Yunshang is nothing more than that. Her body is too delicate. I stayed there for so long that day."
After a while, I heard that she kept coughing, and she is also young and can only act coquettishly with the palace maids. I feel that she is far worse than Princess Huajing."
Concubine Ming closed her eyes and sighed, "Your eyesight is far worse than that of the Queen. The Ai family has been watching before they were in charge of the harem. Everyone in this palace, I, is more or less
Only Yun Shang can see her true nature. Every time I look at her, I feel that what I see is different. People like this should be the most guarded against."
A hint of sarcasm flashed in Li Fuyi's eyes, but he lowered his head obediently and said softly, "Yes, I should pay more attention to you."
"Your father has several plans for sending you to the palace. Firstly, your sister is recuperating and the Ai family is old. Someone needs to do some things. Secondly, there are two women in this palace.
None of them are vegetarians. When your sister is ready, you have to help. No matter whether it is the former court or the harem, it must belong to our Li family." The corners of Concubine Ming's mouth were slightly raised, as if she was strategizing.
"Yes, before Fuyi entered the palace, my father had already made an agreement with Fuyi that Fuyi would try his best to assist his sister and aunt." Li Fuyi smiled very gently.
Concubine Ming straightened up and waved her hand, telling Li Fuyi to stop, "It seems that Princess Yunshang, the Ai family will have to find a chance to go to the meeting in person."
In the Qingxin Hall, Qinyi opened the door curtain and walked in, exclaiming, "Princess, it's snowing outside. This is the first snow this year. I guess Concubine Ming will come to invite the princess to a party later."
Already."
"First snow?" Yun Shang was stunned. It turned out that the snow at the border passed earlier than in the capital. "What day is it today?"
"It's the thirteenth day of the twelfth lunar month." Qin Yi said with a smile.
It’s the thirteenth day of the twelfth lunar month, yes, it’s the thirteenth day of the twelfth lunar month. Yun Shang smiled, put her hand on her belly, and slightly raised the corner of her mouth into a smile.
"By the way, princess, I heard that Princess Hua Jing returned to the princess's mansion last night. If there was a banquet today, Princess Hua Jing would probably come, but I don't know why, Princess Hua Jing was so confused that she came in
The palace has come to pay his respects to the queen. Maybe he doesn’t know that something happened to the queen.” Qin Yi smiled and took out a big cloak and took care of it.
How could he not know? Of course he knew. Now, Hua Jing should be very proud, thinking that Cang Jue Qingsu's letter requesting marriage has been delivered to his father's desk, and thinking that maybe I should go away soon.
Married. I don’t know, Hua Jing knew what her own reaction would be like if she knew what was written in the letter.
"Princess, just now the maid Bi'er who is beside Concubine Ming has come to deliver a message, saying that it is snowing for the first time today. According to the custom, a family banquet will be held in the palace. Please prepare the princess well and attend the banquet at Meiying Pavilion later." Qianyin said from
He walked in from the outside and said with a smile. Seeing that only Qin Yi was there, he walked in and said softly, "Princess, I just saw that the attendant in the palace was chatting with Na Bi'er for a while. That attendant, before I
Never seen it."
"Oh?" Yun Shang raised her eyes and looked at Qin Yi. Qin Yi smiled and said, "The attendant is new, but it is not sent by Concubine Ming. It is sent by the emperor. He is sent by every palace.
There is one."
Yun Shang nodded, "Ming Taifei has not been in charge of the harem affairs for a long time. Maybe it was specially arranged by the father. Just keep an eye on it. Since it was sent by the father, there should be no problem. It's just that it's not one of our own.
, you still need to pay some attention.”
The snow was falling harder and harder. Yun Shang lay beside the window, looking at the snow outside, a little lost in thought.
"Princess, the snow doesn't mean to stop yet. Why don't we go there first? The snow will get heavy and it will be difficult to walk." Qin Yi also stretched out her head to take a look and said to Yun Shang.
Yun Shang nodded and let Qin Yi help her get dressed, put on her big cloak, and walked out with an umbrella. Meiying Pavilion was in a relatively remote place in the west of the palace, but there were many plum blossoms planted there.
, every winter is very suitable for watching snow and appreciating plum blossoms. To go to Meiying Pavilion, you have to walk through a bamboo forest. Yun Shang walked in the bamboo forest and listened to the sound of "crunching" and "crunching" from the snow under her feet. Suddenly, she felt
I only heard a cat meow, and a white thing rushed towards Yun Shang. Yun Shang saw Qian Yin holding an umbrella for herself and was about to take action. She quickly screamed, grabbed Qian Yin's hand, and went to
Fall behind.
A group of people fell to the ground. Yun Chang whispered in Qianyin's ear, "There are people around, so don't act rashly."
Qian Yin quickly got up and screamed, "Princess, how are you? Princess..." hurriedly helped Yun Shang up. Yun Shang frowned and seemed to be unable to suppress a cough. She stroked her chest and suddenly
He started coughing. After a long while, he raised his hand and shook it gently and said, "It doesn't matter, I'm fine."
Qinyi and Qianyin quickly confirmed that Yun Shang was okay, then turned their heads and looked at the white thing. It turned out to be a cat, a snow-white cat that was shivering from the cold.
Qianyin frowned and said, "Where did the wild cat come from and disturbed the princess..."
Yun Shang smiled slightly and said, "Why are you arguing with a cat? Looking at the color of its fur, some concubine must have raised it. It's so beautiful. Look at how cold it is. It can hardly stand."
Then he said to Qinyi, "Pick him up. I'm not in good health and I can't touch the cat. I'll cough violently when I touch it. You can take it with you. We'll ask whose little guy this is at the banquet later."
"
Qinyi nodded, leaned over and picked up the cat. Qianyin quickly picked up the umbrella that had been thrown aside, shook off the snow on the umbrella, and then supported Yun Shang and continued to Meiying Pavilion.
When they arrived at Meiying Pavilion, several concubines came. Qinyi and Li Fuyi were both there, and the other concubines were also familiar faces. Yun Shang smiled at them, but
I heard a "huh" sound, but it was Li Fuyi's voice, "Princess, where did the cat in your palace lady's hand come from? Why is it so similar to the ingot in the concubine's hand?"
Yun Shang smiled slightly and said, "I just picked it up on the road. I saw how it was shivering because of it, so I asked the palace maid to bring it back. Since it belongs to the concubine, I will return it to the concubine later.
.”
Li Fuyi smiled and said, "This cat was given to the Dowager Empress by the Emperor a few days ago. The Dowager Empress dotes on the cat very much, but she is not too restrained by it. She usually wants to
Just go wherever you go."
Just as he was talking, a voice came from outside, "The Princess has arrived."
Yun Shang stood up and bowed with the concubines, then heard a voice that sounded a bit old but still majestic, "Get up. It's a family dinner today, so there's no need to be too formal.
"
Everyone then stood up. Yun Shang raised his eyes and looked at the old woman who was walking slowly over. She was wearing a purple palace dress. She had some wrinkles on her face, but her facial features were profound. It was obvious that she must have been a beauty when she was young.
, although she is nearly sixty years old, she looks like a woman in her forties.
Concubine Ming walked to the upper seat and sat down. Her eyes passed over everyone and landed on Yun Shang. She squinted at Yun Shang for a while and then said with a smile, "This is Yun Shang. Come over and let the Ai family take a good look. Ai was a child when she was a child."
My family even hugged you, and you grew into a beauty in the blink of an eye."
Yun Shang lowered her head and smiled, stood up, and walked to Concubine Ming, "Chang'er said hello to Concubine Ming. Chang'er was at Ningguo Temple a few days ago. Abbot Dewu gave a string of Xingyue Bodhi beads as a gift.
I heard that the concubine also believed in Buddhism, so I brought her here." After saying this, Qianyin quickly stepped forward and handed over the Buddhist beads. Yun Shang smiled and said, "Abbot Wu Na said that this Buddhist beads can guarantee peace and longevity."
Concubine Ming smiled slightly, took the beads, looked at them in her hand and said, "Good boy, they are all from the first month of the year, good, good."
When Li Fuyi saw this, he quickly stood up with a smile and said, "The ingot of the concubine is missing? Princess Yunshang saw it on the road just now. She said it was too cold and she hurriedly carried her over."
Upon hearing this, Princess Ming turned her eyes and looked at the nanny beside her, "Nanny, where is the Yuanbao?"
The nanny quickly said, "I was busy preparing for the palace banquet earlier, so I didn't pay attention."
Yun Chang smiled and asked Qin Yi to hold the cat over, "Taifei, do you think this is this one? Chang'er saw it in the bamboo forest just now. It's snowing heavily and it's freezing."
Concubine Ming glanced at the cat in Qin Yi's hand, smiled and said, "It's not a gold ingot. This little guy has been running around all day long. Fortunately, you brought it back, otherwise where would you have gone to find it?"
The nanny quickly took the cat from Qin Yi's hand. Concubine Ming stretched out her hand and hugged the cat in her arms. The cat was shivering, as if it hadn't recovered yet. Concubine Ming smiled and said, "It's really freezing.
It's gone, it hasn't recovered yet. Come and touch it, Shang'er, the cat's fur is so comfortable to touch."
Yun Shang was stunned for a moment, with some hesitation on his face. After a while, he stretched out his hand and touched the cat's back, but quickly retracted it and began to cough. "It's pretty good."
Concubine Ming hurriedly handed the cat to her grandmother, looked at Yun Shang with concern and said, "What's wrong? But you don't feel well?"
Yun Shang was coughing badly and had no energy to reply, but Qianyin quickly said, "The princess is weak and has some discomfort with cat hair. She will cough whenever she touches a cat."
Hearing this, Concubine Ming frowned and said quickly, "You kid, why don't you know how to say something?"
"Your Majesty has arrived..." Suddenly the high-pitched and thin voice of a chamberlain came from outside, and everyone quickly stood up and saluted, "Long live my Emperor..."
"Ping Shen." Emperor Ning's voice came, and Yun Shang stood up, still coughing slightly. When she came back to her senses, she saw that Emperor Ning came with Concubine Jin, whom she hadn't seen for more than a month.
Concubine Jin, Concubine Jin's belly was indeed much more bulging than before Yun Shang left, and a smile flashed in Yun Shang's eyes.
"What's wrong with Yun Shang? Why are you coughing all the time? But you don't feel well? Do you want to call the imperial doctor?" Emperor Ning asked quickly when he saw Yun Shang's face turning red from coughing.
Yun Chang smiled and said, "Father, Chang'er is fine. It's snowing for the first time today. It's a good day. Why do you ask the imperial doctor?"
After Yun Shang finished speaking, he bowed to Concubine Ming and returned to his seat.
Qin Meng's eyes circled around everyone, and then she said with a smile, "I heard that Princess Hua Jing returned to the imperial city. I thought I would see her today. Why didn't Princess Hua Jing come?"
Yun Shang's eyes fell on Emperor Ning's face, but she saw a flash of anger in his eyes. He smiled and said nothing. However, Concubine Ming spoke, "Maybe I didn't find the consort, and I felt sad, so I didn't want to come."
. Jing'er is also a poor person. He encountered such a thing at such a young age. It would be hard for anyone to suffer it. This Yelang country is really damned. He actually paid attention to Ning Guo. But fighting is always not good.
Yes, I don’t know when this war will stop.”
Emperor Ning smiled and said, "Don't worry, mother and concubine. I received a letter from the third prince of Yelang Kingdom a few days ago, hoping to make peace with our Ning Kingdom and form an alliance."
"Marriage?" Ming Taifei murmured, her eyes falling on Yun Shang who seemed to have not listened to what they said at all. She kept lowering her head and covering her mouth and coughing softly. There were only two princesses in Ning Kingdom, and Hua Jing already had a consort. If it was a marriage,
If so, it must be Princess Yunshang.
What she could think of, others could naturally think of. For a moment, everyone's eyes fell on Yun Shang. Emperor Ning smiled and said, "I have already written a reply and invited the third prince of Yelang Kingdom to come to the imperial city for discussions.
Regarding the marriage, not only the Yelang Kingdom, but also the Xia Kingdom’s envoys are already on the way. I’m afraid they have the same purpose. There will probably be a Three Kingdoms banquet after the spring begins. Let’s wait until then to discuss everything.”
Seeing that Emperor Ning didn't want to talk any more, Concubine Ming called for musicians to come forward and play music. The music started playing, and the palace maids came in with drinks and dishes. After laying out the dishes, Emperor Ning stood up and said, "It's the first snow this year."
Although it is a little later than in previous years, it is still here. The auspicious snow heralds a good harvest. I hope that Ningguo will be prosperous and prosperous in the coming year, and will be happy and happy..."
Everyone hurriedly raised their glasses and said some auspicious words. The atmosphere was good, but when they heard a "meow" sound, the white cat in the arms of Grandma Mingtaifei suddenly stood up and turned towards Li Fu.
Yi rushed over...
A long bloody mark was scratched on Li Fuyi's neck by the cat's claws. He heard a scream of "Ah..." and Li Fuyi fell down. The direction of his fall happened to be...
It is the direction of Concubine Jin.
A cold light flashed in Yun Shang's eyes, but she only saw a black figure flashing past, and Li Fuyi fell heavily to the ground. Yun Shang raised her eyes and saw Concubine Jin leaning on the body of a woman in black.
In arms.
"Who is it?" Ming Taifei quickly screamed.
Emperor Ning frowned, walked forward and said, "They are my shadow guards. I specially arranged to protect Concubine Jin personally." Emperor Ning took Concubine Jin from the arms of the woman in black, held her in his arms, and asked
After a few words, he raised his head, his eyes full of anger, "Where did this cat come from?"
The maid on the side quickly helped up Li Fuyi, who was lying on the ground in a mess. Li Fuyi seemed to be in shock and quickly sat on a chair, breathing heavily.
"This is the cat that the emperor gave to the Ai family. Has the emperor forgotten?" Concubine Ming frowned and winked at the nanny beside her. The nanny wanted to step forward to catch the cat, but she saw that the cat was still there.
His hair was standing on end, his body was hunched over and he was turning around viciously, as if he was ready to attack at any moment.
"You haven't caught it yet?" Emperor Ning frowned, and the servants on the side rushed up and grabbed the cat.
Concubine Ming frowned and said, "This cat is usually very docile, why did it suddenly go crazy today?"
A concubine sitting next to her, whose name Yun Shang couldn't even pronounce, suddenly said, "The cat seemed to have been brought by Princess Yun Shang's maid. Did it eat something unclean, or did it eat something unclean?
Smell something unclean?"
Yun Shang smiled and said nothing, but Qin Yi couldn't help but stood up and said, "Princess just now also picked up this cat in the bamboo forest in front. The cat also suddenly jumped out and threw the princess to the ground.
, the princess couldn’t touch the cat, but she saw that it was extremely cold and its fur was neatly colored, so she thought it must be a certain queen’s cat, so she brought it over. There was nothing to feed along the way, how to eat it? How to smell it? "
"I don't know about my concubine, but I have seen this Yuanbao several times in the Dowager Palace. She is so docile. Why did she suddenly go crazy today and turn towards Fu Meiren?" Then
The concubine raised her eyebrows and said.
"I don't care who this cat belongs to, where it came from, or what it ate. If it bumps into Concubine Jin, it will be a capital offense. Someone, please kill this cat and give it to the imperial physician for a thorough examination." Emperor Ning frowned, not too lazy.
Hearing these women chirping there, he raised his voice.
Yun Shang saw Concubine Ming lowering her face slightly, seeming a little displeased.
A good palace banquet made people panic again.
Concubine Jin yawned and said softly, "I'm tired, so I'll go back to Qiwu Palace to rest."
Emperor Ning nodded and said, "Be careful." He then turned to Eunuch Zheng and said, "Let the people carrying him away carefully step down." After saying that, he said to the woman in black, "Follow me too.
.”
Concubine Jin left calmly, and Li Fuyi sat on a chair, with the wound on her neck still oozing blood. Yun Shang coughed twice and said, "Meimei Fu's neck is still injured. It's said that
The imperial doctor."
After a while, the imperial doctor ran over, looked at Fu Meiren's wound for a long time, and then said, "Hey, it's really strange. This wound seems to be stained with some kind of spice. This spice will make it difficult to heal the wound, and it will also make it difficult to heal."
It will make people restless.”
"Spice? Restless?" Emperor Ning frowned, "What would happen if the cat got infected?"
The imperial doctor quickly said, "I'm afraid I'll go crazy. This spice is very strong, and animals will go crazy if they get it."
Yun Shang smiled slightly, and suddenly remembered that not long after she was reborn, the queen asked a Taoist priest to exorcise herself from evil spirits, and the animals went crazy. She couldn't help but smile in her heart. It really wasn't that the whole family refused to enter the house, but this method was exactly the same.
Woolen cloth.
Emperor Ning pondered for a moment and then said, "Then come and smell it. Who here has the smell of this spice on their body."
The imperial doctor responded quickly, "That humble minister has offended all the masters." After saying that, he smelled the scent of everyone one by one. When he walked to Yun Shang's side, Yun Shang saw the imperial doctor's footsteps walking slightly beside Yun Shang.
After a pause, he took a sharp breath and turned to look at Emperor Ning and said, "Your Majesty, this is the smell of this master..." (To be continued)
