After that night, the palace fell into a state of calm, which was a little abnormal. However, Yun Shang was too lazy to care about it, and lay on the soft couch all day long, not wanting to move.
In the blink of an eye, it’s the twenty-ninth lunar month, and tomorrow is New Year’s Eve. New Year’s Eve is a big day once a year. To be precise, the people in the palace have to be busy starting around the twentieth of the twelfth lunar month to celebrate the new year.
After the Lantern Festival was over, Yun Shang was just a princess, so she felt comfortable without having to do everything herself. However, on New Year's Eve tomorrow, she had to show up at the palace banquet no matter what.
I just don’t know if Hua Jing is back? Yun Shang slightly raised the corners of her lips. Hua Jing has never appeared in the palace since she returned to the imperial city. She claimed that she was overly sad and ill. Yun Shang
But she knows that now she is probably afraid that once she comes out, people will find out that she is pregnant, and she is afraid that her reputation for love and justice will be affected.
"Princess..." Qianyin opened the curtain and walked in, her face red from the cold, "Princess, it's snowing outside again. I ordered someone to make a pot of soup for the princess to warm her body. Princess, come and taste it."
taste."
Yun Shang put down the book in her hand and said, "Okay, okay." After saying that, she stood up, put on her shoes, walked to the table and sat down.
"It's getting colder and colder today. It's New Year's Eve tomorrow, so there will definitely be more things going on. You'll give the order later. I'll keep you up tonight, and everyone else should rest." Yun Shang said softly.
road.
Hearing this, Qianyin nodded with a smile, "Okay, I will go and tell everyone later. Everyone will definitely say that the princess has a kind heart, hehe..." There are already guards in the palace, and with their own martial arts
He is not considered lowly under the master. If he stays up all night, nothing will happen to him. Besides, the palace is busy with New Year celebrations these days, and all the palaces are going crazy, so everyone should have a good rest.
rest.
Yun Shang drank two bowls of soup and then asked Qian Yin to withdraw. The weather was cold and the hundred days became shorter and shorter. However, at Youshi, the sky became dark. Yun Shang had dinner and rested early.
, I haven’t celebrated New Year’s Eve in the palace for several years, but I still have some memories of my previous life, and the complicated etiquette is indeed a bit annoying.
Because of Yun Shang's special grace, the Qingxin Hall gradually became quiet.
Yun Shang slept in a daze, but she always felt that someone was watching her secretly, so she woke up suddenly, only to find that it was not her fault, there was indeed someone standing in front of the bed.
Yun Shang was suddenly startled, her hand secretly held the dagger under the pillow, she found the right opportunity, and stabbed the person in front of the bed quickly and hard.
The person in front of the bed seemed to be startled. When he reacted and ducked to the side, the dagger had already cut his arm, "It's me."
Yun Shang was startled, this voice...
"Uncle Emperor?"
The person in front of the bed seemed to sigh quietly, "It seems that I have been worrying for so long in vain, but I never thought that you also have such skills."
Yun Shang stood up quickly, walked to the table and lit the glass lamp. She turned around and saw Prince Jing, dressed in black, sitting by the bed and looking at her quietly.
Yun Shang was stunned and looked at him for a long time, but saw that he still seemed to be a bit dusty, and there seemed to be blood on his arm, which must be his masterpiece just now.
"Are you hurt?" Yun Shang walked up to King Jing, lifted up the clothes that he had cut, and took a closer look. He knew his own skills. Moreover, he was not on guard against Yun Shang's dagger just now.
It was very sharp. The wound was neat and only a small gash, but Yun Shang knew that it must be quite deep.
Yun Shang walked aside and took out a small white jade bottle, "Uncle Huang just returned to the imperial city? Why did he come to Chang'er's bedroom? Fortunately, Uncle Huang spoke up in time, but he still hurt Uncle Huang."
Prince Jing looked down at Yun Shang, who was helping him treat his wounds, with a hint of tenderness in his eyes that he had never noticed before, "Are you still talking about me? You just leave without saying goodbye. You don't even know how to repair a book to say you are safe when you get to the imperial city.
How can I feel relieved when there is no news as soon as I leave?"
"Huh?" Yun Shang raised her head in surprise. She had never thought of reporting to Prince Jing that she was safe after returning to the palace. However, she thought that her relationship with Prince Jing was not that good.
Prince Jing knew what she was thinking from her reaction, and he felt a little annoyed in his heart. He smiled coldly and said, "I thought I was somewhat different in your heart, but I didn't expect that.
After all, you think too highly of yourself."
Yun Shang smiled awkwardly and lowered her head, feeling a little panicked for no reason.
Prince Jing also found that he seemed to have lost his composure, and he gradually regretted where his calmness and self-control for more than twenty years had gone, and why the woman in front of him aroused his emotions so easily. This was not good.
Prince Jing thought and stood up. Without saying anything more to Yun Shang, he jumped out.
Yun Shang's eyes darkened, and she stared at the window for a long time, then hurriedly walked to the compartment at the door, "Qianyin..."
But seeing Qian Yin sleeping deeply, such a loud noise failed to attract her attention. Yun Shang quickly lowered her head to check, and then breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, it was just an ordinary drug. However, her Qingxin Palace
It seems that he is too lax and allows others to come and go as they please... Today is Prince Jing. If he is his opponent, then wouldn't he be in danger?
Yun Shang thought about it and returned to bed.
After King Jing came out of Qingxin Hall, he did not leave the palace immediately, but went to Qinzheng Hall.
The lights in the Qinzheng Palace were still bright, and Eunuch Zheng stood guard outside the door, crouching his feet and rubbing his hands constantly. Prince Jing paused and walked forward. Eunuch Zheng hurriedly greeted him, "Your Majesty? Shouldn't Your Majesty be at the border gate?
Why? Why did you suddenly return to the imperial city?" Entering the palace at night, a strange color flashed in Eunuch Zheng's eyes. At this time, the palace door must have been closed long ago, but Prince Jing appeared here?
Prince Jing nodded, "I have something urgent to ask to see my brother."
Eunuch Zheng was stunned for a moment, and then he said quickly, "My lord, please wait for a moment. This servant will go and report to you. After saying that, he hurried into the Qinzheng Hall."
Prince Jing stood under the eaves of the palace, and suddenly it started to snow in the quiet night just now. Prince Jing sighed quietly, but a strange smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
There was a "squeaking" sound behind him. Prince Jing turned his head and saw Eunuch Zheng walking out, "Your Majesty, your Majesty has invited you."
Prince Jing nodded slightly and walked into the Qinzheng Hall. The Qinzheng Hall was very warm. Behind the desk in the back, Emperor Ning had already raised his head and looked at the man walking towards him step by step.
Prince Jing stopped five steps away from Emperor Ning, knelt down and said, "I have not summoned you into the palace, so please forgive me."
Emperor Ning looked at the man kneeling on the ground, his eyes paused on his arm, was he injured?
"Ping Sheng, what's wrong? Are you injured? Did you encounter an assassin?" Emperor Ning stood up and walked to Prince Jing. His eyes fell on the wound on his arm. It should have been injured by a sharp weapon, but it seemed to have been injured by a sharp weapon.
Have you taken the medicine? Moreover, this medicine... Emperor Ning asked vaguely about the scent of the medicine, which seemed to be the fragrant dew in the palace? This medicine was specially made in the Taiyuan Hospital and was always only supplied to each palace.
King Jing saw that Emperor Ning had been staring at the wound on his arm with a strange look on his face. He thought carefully for a moment and then hurriedly knelt down again, "Yes, it's just that my brother's injury was not caused by an assassin. It was caused by Princess Yunshang."
Yes, I just went to Qingxin Palace, and Princess Yunshang thought that I was an assassin... so..."
Chang'er? Emperor Ning frowned slightly, "Asshole! Chang'er is the princess of Ning Kingdom, and she's not married yet. Although you are her uncle, you just broke into her bedroom in the middle of the night to destroy her.
Is he innocent?"
Prince Jing straightened his body, lowered his head and said, "My brother came here today because of the matter of Princess Yunshang. I heard that my brother received a letter from Cang Jue Qingsu requesting a marriage?"
Emperor Ning was stunned again. Not many people knew about this matter. He only mentioned it a little at the palace banquet that day, but Prince Jing knew about it? Could it be that Chang'er and Prince Jing really...
Prince Jing lowered his head and couldn't see his expression. He only said in a deep voice, "Your Majesty, I have something to report to the Emperor today. I was on the battlefield before and saw that Princess Hua Jing was in the army of Yelang Kingdom, and she seemed to be with the third party of Yelang Kingdom.
Huang Zi... is very close..."
Emperor Ning had known about this matter from Cang Jue Qingsu's letter before, but even though he was very angry, Hua Jing was his daughter after all, and he would not be able to reveal such a thing in the slightest. Besides, he was very angry with Cang Jue Qing.
Su still had some doubts about what he said, but now that he heard what Prince Jing said, it seemed that this was indeed the case.
Emperor Ning was furious, "That scoundrel did such a shameless thing! Even if the consort dies, she can't do this!"
"The prince-in-law has been rescued by my brother, and he is fine now. The prince-in-law and Mrs. Zhao also know about this matter. Mrs. Zhao only said that she begged the emperor to let them and their son guard the border and did not want to return to the imperial city again...
..." Prince Jing lowered his head and said in a deep voice.
When Emperor Ning heard this, he became even more furious, "Hua Jing is really outrageous!" But he paused again and did not speak for a long while. Prince Jing knelt in silence for a long time before sighing faintly, "That's all, yes.
I feel sorry for the mother and son of the Zhao family. In this case, I will grant her request and issue an order tomorrow for Hua Jing and Zhao Yingjie to reconcile."
After saying that, he lowered his head and looked at Prince Jing again, "Prince Jing broke into the palace so late today and went to Qingxin Palace before coming to me. Is this just to tell me about this matter?"
Prince Jing raised his head, looked at Emperor Ning, and said loudly, "Brother, it seems that Cangjue Qingsu didn't know that Princess Huajing was married, so he wrote a letter asking for a marriage. My brother is afraid, if Cangjue Qingsu finds out about this.
, will definitely ask the emperor to marry Yun Shang to Yelang Kingdom. To be honest with the emperor, brother Chen and Princess Yun Shang have been in love for a long time, so they broke into the palace at night just to ask the emperor to marry Princess Yun Shang.
Brother Chen..."
When Emperor Ning heard this, he was shocked again. Even though he had already guessed in his mind, he was still very surprised when he heard what Prince Jing said. However, his sworn brother himself knew that he had never been very ambitious.
It's just that he is also ruthless. I have never heard that he has any interest in the affair between men and women. It is precisely because of this that I can't grasp his weakness, so I have never dared to put him in the imperial city, even with military power.
Not all of it was given to him.
But today, he hurriedly ran back from the border and broke into the palace in the middle of the night just to ask to marry Yun Chang?
"Prince Jing, have you forgotten, Chang'er, she is your niece, so I have to call you uncle..." Emperor Ning kept staring at Prince Jing, with joy and anger difficult to distinguish in his eyes.
Prince Jing's lips twitched into a smile, but with a hint of bitterness, "I don't know, brother, but in this life, there are always some things that go beyond one's expectations. Besides, brother, you know that, I
There is no blood relationship between my brother and Chang'er. I remember that the emperor's brother once promised my brother that if he has a girl he likes, the emperor's brother will definitely marry him personally. Chang'er is the daughter of Concubine Jin.
Brother Emperor, you and Empress Jinfei have always been in love, and you will definitely not watch Chang'er marry away to Yelang Kingdom. If Princess Huajing and the consort reconcile by then, Princess Yunshang and Chendi have already been engaged, and Cangjue Qingsu
I have always been interested in Princess Huajing, wouldn’t everyone be happy this time?”
Emperor Ning walked back and forth in the palace, and after a long while, he said, "But Yun Shang said, as Master Wu Na has given, Chang'er cannot marry before she is eighteen years old."
Prince Jing smiled slightly, as if he was sure to win, "My brother is willing to wait, and the emperor only needs to decree a marriage, and my brother and Chang'er will get married in three years."
"It still depends on Chang'er's intention..." Emperor Ning was still hesitant, not knowing why Prince Jing was so anxious.
Prince Jing hurriedly smiled and said, "Brother, Chang'er is a woman, so she has a thin skin, but I remember that before I went to the border last time, I played a song "" with Chang'er at the palace banquet.
"Feng Qiu Huang", my brother had already said at that time that this song must be played by her, and she did not argue, but played it with my brother, but her intentions are still unclear?"
Seeing that Emperor Ning was silent, King Jing kowtowed and said, "Brother, my brother, in the past twenty years or so, it was only after I met Chang'er that I found it interesting. The emperor has always been wary of the military power in my hands."
, I have always known that, brother, the emperor, I have never wanted to argue with the emperor. If the emperor agrees to marry Chang'er to me, I am willing to return the half of the military talisman to the emperor..."
Half a piece of military talisman... Emperor Ning's eyes suddenly turned dark. When he first came to the throne, his father split the military talisman into two, giving half to Prince Jing and half to himself. He remembered that he was ruthless at the time.
He lost his temper. Prince Jing was just an adopted son. How could he have the right to take the half of the military talisman? Therefore, even though he had always had a good relationship with Prince Jing before, he still had doubts in his heart. But now, he said that he was willing to take that half of the military talisman.
Handing back half of the military talisman? In that case, Prince Jing would no longer be a threat at all...
Various thoughts flashed through Emperor Ning's mind quickly, and he said after a long time, "Since my father has given it to you, you can take it. However, if you are truly in love with Yun Shang, I promise you...
…”
A flash of joy flashed in Prince Jing's eyes, covering up the original deepness, and he said quickly, "Thank you, brother, for your support. What I said will definitely come true. On the day when I and Chang'er get married, it will definitely happen."
I personally presented the military talisman..." After a pause, he said, "Brother, Emperor, tomorrow is New Year's Eve, can you please announce this at the palace banquet, I am afraid, the night is long and I have many dreams..."
Emperor Ning was startled when he heard this, then burst into laughter, "I have never seen Prince Jing so nervous for a long time. Normally when I look at you with such a cold expression, I thought you have lost all emotion.
But I didn’t know that my Shang’er is so capable! Haha!”
Prince Jing's face flashed red, but he said calmly and calmly, "Princess Yunshang and Ji Ji, I don't know how many people in the imperial city are interested in her, so my brother naturally has to take the initiative..."
"I don't know, when did you and Chang'er get so close? Why don't you come and talk to me..." Although Emperor Ning agreed to King Jing's words, his heart was still full of doubts.
Prince Jing smiled and said, "I remember the last time I returned to the palace, the imperial brother held a reception banquet for my younger brother. My younger brother was so drunk that he went out to sober up, but he happened to meet Princess Yunshang..."
Prince Jing had already made a plan in his mind, and when he made up the story, his face remained calm, and it sounded flawless. It was already midnight, so Emperor Ning left Prince Jing in the palace and asked Eunuch Zheng to warm some wine.
The two brothers chatted all night.
Yun Shang felt a little uneasy when she got up in the morning. Qin Yi had already walked in with a basin. She saw that Yun Shang had already gotten up, but did not see Qian Yin waiting at the side. She was a little strange and asked, "Princess
Wake up, where has Qianyin gone?"
Yun Shang suddenly remembered what happened yesterday, and hurriedly walked to the cubicle, only to see Qianyin still sleeping, and quickly called out twice, "Qianyin, Qianyin..."
Qian Yin opened her eyes in confusion and saw Yun Shang in front of her. Her mind twitched, maybe she had fallen asleep? But she also felt something was wrong and sat up suddenly, "Princess, what happened?
It seems that the slave didn't even notice when the princess got up..."
Qin Yi also seemed to notice something was wrong, but suddenly saw a piece of cloth stained with blood on Yun Shang's pillow, and suddenly screamed, "Blood... princess..."
Qian Yin suddenly turned pale, "Princess, you are injured? Could it be that someone drugged this slave?"
Yun Shang nodded, "You were drugged. Prince Jing came here in the middle of the night last night..."
"Prince Jing?!" Both girls were startled and hurriedly walked to Yun Shang, "Isn't Prince Jing at the border? Why did he suddenly break into the princess's bedroom in the middle of the night? This blood...could it be Jing?
The king hurt the princess?"
Yun Shang shook her head, "No, this is not my blood, but Prince Jing's. I woke up in the middle of the night last night and noticed someone beside the bed, so I picked up a dagger and stabbed Prince Jing, hurting Prince Jing."
However, Qianyin quickly knelt down and said, "This slave is guilty. I was negligent. Please punish me, Master."
Yun Shang sighed, "I was negligent. I thought that everything would be fine with you by my side, but I never thought that the current manpower of Qingxin Palace could only guard against the weak concubines in the harem.
But you can't guard against a master like King Jing."
Qianyin lowered his head and said nothing, Yun Shang said softly, "Please make arrangements and send a few people to secretly protect the safety of Qingxin Palace."
Qianyin nodded, and just as Yun Shang was about to speak, she heard Qin Yi's voice saying, "Princess, let's change first. We don't have time. You have to go to Changchun Palace to pay your respects to the Dowager Empress later."
Yun Shang nodded, turned around and went to get dressed, but she still felt a little uneasy in her heart, "Why do I always feel that something is going to happen today..." (To be continued)
