The five hundred and fortieth chapters storm (two)
On the day of Shangyuan Festival, a palace banquet was held as usual in the palace.
Most of the palace banquets were for two people. Emperor Jianwen, Empress Yu, sat at the top, and several concubines sat at the bottom.
The princes and their respective princes and concubines sat at a table. The young eighth and ninth princes also sat at a table in a decent manner.
Sheng Hong winked at the little princess Gu Shujin and said with a smile: "Jin'er, come and sit next to your seventh uncle."
Gu Shujin is ten years old this year. She looks like Gu Qing, she is pretty and cute.
Princess Changping and Gu Qing have been married for many years. The couple is loving and harmonious. The only regret is that they have few children and only gave birth to a daughter, Gu Shujin.
Fortunately, the Gu family is prosperous and there is no shortage of heirs. Princess Changping has a noble status, but she still has confidence in the Gu family even though she has not given birth to a son. No one has ever dared to cause trouble for her.
Princess Changping and Gu Qing were extremely doting on their only daughter, and Queen Yu was even more in love with her. Emperor Jianwen also treated his direct granddaughter with special doting.
Sister Rong, the legitimate daughter of the second prince and his wife and the serious granddaughter of the emperor, is not as favored as Gu Shujin.
This is the true No. 1 daughter of Daqi!
Gu Shujin often went in and out of the palace and was very familiar with several of the prince's uncles. Hearing this, he responded with a smile: "Seventh uncle is going to get married soon, and I will have my seventh aunt sitting beside me then."
Sheng Hong responded shamelessly: "That's right. Why don't you come and sit with your seventh uncle before your seventh aunt comes through the door? From now on, there will be no room for you next to your seventh uncle."
Gu Shujin was a little depressed: "Uncle Seven, you are trying to burn bridges by crossing the river!"
It made everyone laugh.
Gu Shujin stood up and sat next to Sheng Hong.
Sheng Hong was very attentive and specially pulled out a chair for his niece. After Gu Shujin took her seat, he poured her a glass of warm honey water and brought her favorite snack in front of her.
Gu Shujin was still young after all, and she was coaxed to smile: "Uncle Seventh, you are so attentive and considerate. It is really a blessing for Aunt Seventh to marry you."
Everyone also joked about Sheng Hong.
"Isn't that true? It is well known throughout Daqi that the Seventh Emperor's brother is deeply in love with his fiancée." The third prince teased with a smile.
The fifth prince smiled and answered: "We brothers consider themselves to be first-class husbands, but compared with the seventh emperor's brother, we are really far behind."
The second prince, who never liked to talk much, rarely smiled and said: "Exactly."
Sheng Hong grinned and said, "You can say these words of praise in front of Mingxi after she comes through."
Everyone: "..."
This kind of shamelessness is also unique.
The fourth prince glanced at the proud Sheng Hong and said suddenly: "The seventh prince only has his fiancée in his eyes, so he treats and neglects the people around his mother. Such affection is really admirable."
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As soon as this statement came out, everyone was shocked.
The third prince and the fifth prince looked at each other quickly. The second prince also frowned slightly.
As the legitimate mother-in-law, Empress Yu has the responsibility of teaching the princes who were born by concubines. Before the wedding, she gave rewards to the palace maids, which can be regarded as a legitimate way to place her own hands around the concubines. The princes understood this in their hearts, and they all accepted them after "smilingly accepting" them.
Placed in the inner house.
Even the fourth prince is no exception.
Unexpectedly, Sheng Hong broke this convention.
Empress Yu had rewarded the palace maiden with entering the Seventh Prince's Mansion a month ago, but Sheng Hong had not even seen or touched her. This matter was neither a big deal nor a small matter. If it were taken seriously, she would have the reputation of being disrespectful to her aunt.
The fourth prince chose this moment to launch an attack, and his intentions were quite sinister.
The smile of Queen Yu, who was sitting at the top, indeed faded. However, Queen Yu's palace would never reveal her displeasure, let alone fulfill the wishes of the fourth prince and embarrass Sheng Hong in public.
Emperor Jianwen, on the other hand, looked at Sheng Hong unhappily: "What's going on?"
Sheng Hong seemed to have expected that someone would attack him, so he stood up calmly, smiled and held his hands in his hands: "My father treats my mother with deep love. My son does not have his father's talents and strategies, so I can only learn from my father's infatuation."
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The princes: "..."
The flattery is so disgusting and shameless, I can’t accept it!
As expected, Emperor Jianwen was so happy that he was photographed. He smiled at the subtle-looking Empress Yu: "I didn't expect that the Seventh Emperor would be a bit like me back then."
No one can understand the complexity of Queen Yu's mood.
Yes! Emperor Jianwen at that time was so affectionate towards her. Even the prince's troublemaking maid, Emperor Jianwen, who was rewarded by Empress Dowager Li, never touched her...
Now Sheng Hong can also protect Xie Mingxi like a jade.
No matter what happens in the future, at least for now, this affection is sincere and sincere.
Why should she make things difficult? Why should she be in trouble?
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"Like father, like son." Queen Yu responded with a smile: "This sentence is absolutely true."
Then, he lightly glanced at the provocative fourth prince and said a few words in a gentle tone: "As princes, you are now all responsible for the affairs of the court. Only by caring about the country, the country, and the country, is the right path.
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"Focusing on the trivial matters of the house all day long is just like a woman, and it only makes people laugh."
"Furthermore, brothers should be in harmony and friendship. How can they secretly spy on their every move and make fun of them in public?"
The fourth prince was so embarrassed that he had to stand up and plead guilty: "My son and I were joking casually without thinking about this. Please punish me, Queen Mother!"
The fourth prince's concubine, Li Xiangru, also immediately stood up and apologized: "I feel ashamed to say it. It was my daughter-in-law who talked too much, and Your Highness heard it. She just said it casually at the banquet today. Please punish my daughter-in-law!"
Concubine Li couldn't sit still anymore and stood up together to apologize: "I mentioned this matter casually a few days ago. I never thought that the fourth prince would actually hear it. Everything is my fault."
In fact, which of the princes has never spied on other princes' palaces? Even in the harem, the princes also used their talents to secretly place people.
It's just that I can't say whether I can do this kind of thing.
Empress Yu scolding the fourth prince like this in public was like tearing his face apart!
Li Xiangru and Concubine Li rushed to plead guilty in order to take the blame for spying. The fourth prince must not be allowed to suffer such a bad reputation.
The third prince looked at this scene and felt extremely happy.
The rivalry between the princes is not a day-to-day battle. Ever since Sheng Hong made it clear that he was on his side, it has become increasingly obvious that the four princes are at a disadvantage.
"Mother, please calm down." No one expected that Sheng Hong would take the initiative to intercede for the fourth prince: "Today is the Shangyuan Palace banquet, and the family is reunited. It doesn't matter if the children and ministers are a little wronged. I only hope that my father, the emperor, and the empress will be happy and smile.
permanent."
"Let's forget about today's matter!"
He then took the initiative to smile at the fourth prince and said: "When I get married, I will often invite the fourth prince to come over for a drink and chat. If the fourth prince wants to know anything, just ask, I will tell you everything I know. There is no need to bother Concubine Li.
The empress and the fourth sister-in-law have sent a message."
