The princes and all the girls went to look for lantern riddles, but only the sixth princess and Xie Mingxi stayed in the pavilion.
Emperor Jianwen talked to Empress Yu from time to time, and the concubines also had opportunities to intervene. On the surface, it seemed harmonious and lively. But if you listened carefully, it was not the case.
The concubines did not dare to compete with Queen Yu, but bickering with each other was inevitable.
One moment it was Concubine Shu who was taunting Concubine Li openly or secretly, and the next moment Concubine Li was smiling openly and covertly to belittle the third prince. When Concubine Jing spoke, she had to bring Concubine Mei along with her. After Concubine Mei regained her favor, she became more and more cautious.
Be cautious, don't easily answer anyone's words, and always smile in response.
The young and favored Concubine Duan is the most annoying. She always talks about the Ninth Prince.
Shufei, Lifei, Jingfei and several older concubines immediately "unanimously spoke to the outside world" and took care of Duanfei in a few words.
The Sixth Princess was impatient, but could not block her ears, so she could only endure it silently.
Xie Mingxi's expression was calm and unremarkable.
In her previous life, she had been a palace concubine for many years, and she was very familiar with the intrigues and intrigues among the palace concubines. She had relied on her extraordinary meticulousness, sensitivity, cruelty and ruthlessness to overpower the palace concubines and had the last laugh...
Because of this, she hates the harem more than anyone else.
In this life, she will never enter the palace as a concubine again!
…
Half an hour seemed to fly by.
Soon, the girls came back one by one.
After wandering around the Imperial Garden for half an hour, the original restraint quietly dissipated, everyone's eyebrows were smiling, and their pretty faces were as fresh and fresh as flowers.
Queen Yu saw this in her eyes, and her mood improved accordingly. She said with a smile: "You each come forward and tell me how many lantern riddles you have guessed correctly. Let Xie Mingxi write them down one by one."
The girls responded with a smile, and no one backed down timidly. They stepped forward to respond gracefully.
Xie Mingxi was divided between two things, listening and taking notes at the same time.
She was already good at calligraphy, and her calligraphy improved even more after becoming a disciple of Gu Shan.
Queen Yu glanced at it and praised with a smile: "Good words!"
Emperor Jianwen looked over with interest: "As expected of Xian's beloved disciple, he can indeed write well." His eyes glanced at Xie Mingxi by the way.
Xie Mingxi just did not know and continued to lower her head to record.
Emperor Jianwen opened his mouth, and the smile in Queen Yu's eyes faded, and she said calmly: "Xianzhi never married and had no children. She only accepted a disciple last year. She cares more about her only disciple than Aqing. She wants it.
I will teach you all your talents and learning.”
Speaking of Gu Xianzhi, Emperor Jianwen also had a headache.
Gu Xianzhi's temper was comparable to the stones in a latrine, smelly and hard. Even facing him, the Emperor of Qi, she never frowned or bowed down.
I don’t know how Gu Xianzhi will react if I summon Xie Mingxi to the palace in the future...
Of course, no matter what her reaction was, she could not change the emperor's mind.
Emperor Jianwen composed himself and was about to open his mouth to speak when the Sixth Princess beside him suddenly said: "Father must be tired after sitting for so long. Why don't you let your daughter accompany your father for a leisurely walk for a while to fulfill your filial piety."
Emperor Jianwen doted on his daughter very much. He nodded happily and then stood up.
Xie Mingxi suddenly felt that her eyes were much clearer, and she quickly raised her head and glanced at the Sixth Princess.
The Sixth Princess winked at Xie Mingxi.
Xie Mingxi felt warm in her heart and her lips curved slightly.
…
As soon as Emperor Jianwen left, the atmosphere in the pavilion suddenly became more lively.
The concubines who had been hiding and keeping secrets began to taunt each other with quarrels.
The girls gathered together in twos and threes to chat.
Queen Yu secretly breathed a sigh of relief and then smiled to herself.
They were once so in love that they could not wait to be together all the time. Now, Emperor Jianwen has come and gone, and she has no worries.
At this moment, the fourth prince came back first.
The girls immediately got out of the way.
The fourth prince presented a pile of lantern riddles in front of Xie Mingxi.
Xie Mingxi did not raise her head: "Your Highness, please tell me how many lantern riddles there are."
The fourth prince said coldly: "Count it yourself."
Xie Mingxi said calmly: "I don't have time."
Fourth Prince: "..."
Girls: "..."
Anger gathered in the eyes of the fourth prince, and he glared at Xie Mingxi fiercely. Unfortunately, Xie Mingxi remained unmoved and continued to lower his head and "busy"...
Really busy and no free time!
Queen Yu glanced at the fourth prince who looked unhappy: "If you don't want to count, just hand it to me. How about I count it for you?"
Fourth Prince: "..."
No matter how hard-tempered the fourth prince was, he did not dare to be disrespectful to his aunt, Empress Yu. He gritted his teeth and said, "How dare I trouble my mother? I will do it myself."
Concubine Li on the side couldn't sit still anymore and stood up to laugh: "How dare you bother the Queen with such trivial matters."
Queen Yu glanced at her lightly and twitched her lips: "Don't be alarmed, I'm just joking."
Ha! If I don’t open my mouth, you still think that the students of Lianchi Academy are easy to bully!
…
In front of all the concubines, the fourth prince and Concubine Li looked disgraced.
Concubine Shu and Concubine Jing were each frightened and did not dare to open their mouths again.
After a while, the third prince and his party came back.
The girls took a closer look. Standing beside the third and fifth princes were actually Yin Xiaoxiao and Xiao Yuhan from Haitang Academy!
This kind of "accidental encounter" is really enviable.
The third prince felt like a spring breeze blowing on his face today, with smiles in his eyes. After writing down the numbers of the lantern riddle, he returned to Concubine Shu. Concubine Shu glanced around, vaguely guessed a few things, and laughed softly: "You must be tired after walking for a long time.
It’s time to rest for a while.”
The third prince responded with a smile and couldn't help but glance at Yin Xiaoxiao.
Unfortunately, Yin Xiaoxiao was so careless and oblivious that he turned around and joked with his friend beside him.
However, Xiao Yuhan happened to raise his head and met the smiling eyes of the third prince. His cheeks immediately turned red with embarrassment. His heart was pounding like a deer.
Concubine Shu also looked over and happened to catch a glimpse of Xiao Yuhan, whose face was red, and she suddenly misunderstood.
There were countless turmoils that followed, all caused by this one glance, so we won’t mention them now.
…
Emperor Jianwen was in a very good mood tonight. As he walked, he turned around and said with a smile: "Anping, you stayed with me tonight and didn't guess the lantern riddles. It's a pity. I will accompany you to find some lanterns and lantern riddles.
How about a guess?"
This is a scumbag!
But he is also a good father!
He is doting on his legitimate daughter, and he also loves his concubine's children.
He was quite strict with the princes, but he only indulged and pampered his daughter.
The Sixth Princess looked at Emperor Jianwen's loving smile, but her heart did not waver. Just because she coveted Xie Mingxi, Emperor Jianwen was already her enemy!
The guards were scattered everywhere, and there were five following Emperor Jianwen, as well as several accompanying chamberlains.
If you strike unexpectedly, there is a 60% chance that you can kill Emperor Jianwen...
However, this is a last resort.
If you kill Emperor Jianwen, you will not escape death.
