The fire was warm and pleasant, but there seemed to be a vague coldness in the air, which made people feel chilly. Jiang Xianyue subconsciously closed her sleeves and looked in the direction of Shen Fengxu.
But Chen Fengxu just sat there silently, with a calm expression between his brows and eyes, without any trace of nervousness or panic, as if what he just said had nothing to do with her.
It was not the first day that Jiang Xianyue met Shen Fengxu, but now that she saw Shen Fengxu like this, she was still a little uneasy. She didn't know why Shen Fengxu could treat him so calmly every time. If it were her She might have been sweating profusely from nervousness for a long time. Even though this matter was not directed at Jiang Xianyue, she was still sweating for Shen Fengxu.
Pian Shen Fengxu himself seemed indifferent.
What happened today was naturally done deliberately by someone.
It was fine that the wine cup was broken, but the death of the parrot must have been secretly planned by someone. In addition, the few words of Queen Hu and Concubine Rou described the appearance of an ominous disaster star for no reason...
At the moment, what people can think of is nothing more than Chen Fengxu who just broke the wine cup.
Shen Fengxu knew this very well.
But her expression did not change, she just tilted her head slightly and quietly looked at the expressions of everyone present. When she saw Jiang Xiuyue looking at her, she smiled softly and lightly.
She probably has some ideas in her mind.
The palace is different from Dong Ning Bo's Mansion. If something is going to happen in Dong Ning Bo's Mansion, Shen Fengxu can more or less prepare for it, but in the palace, Shen Fengxu can't touch it. Things, like today, everything happened suddenly and unexpectedly.
Fortunately, Shen Fengxu was the Crown Prince Ning's concubine in her previous life and often went in and out of the palace. She had some understanding of the personalities of the people in the palace and was not completely confused.
Not long after, a chamberlain came in from outside the Hall of Supreme Harmony. He was still covered in wind and snow. He shook his head lightly before walking in, and then walked in quickly and said: "Your Majesty, Mr. Li. I feel unwell and have taken leave today, so I am not in Qintian Prison."
There was no wind or snow when we came here, so it must have been blowing away during the banquet.
Ming Jin frowned.
Although today is New Year's Eve, Ming Jin always pays attention to celestial phenomena. There are no holidays in Qintian Prison, so Li Kan should still be in Qintian Prison. And if Li Kan took leave due to illness, why didn't he know?
But Ming Jin didn't ask in detail. He frowned and said, "Who else is in Qin Tian Prison?"
"Master Meng, the deputy supervisor, is still here." The chamberlain said respectfully.
"Let him come over."
"yes."
But a moment later, a chamberlain led a middle-aged man in official uniforms and walked in. He first saluted: "The humble minister Meng Yannian has met the emperor and the empress."
"Get up." Ming Jin couldn't help but frown.
Meng Yannian looked very thin and frail, as if he could fall down with a single blow of wind. He was already over forty years old, but he was still only the deputy supervisor of Qintian Prison, with a low official position.
Li Kan is only in his twenties or thirties this year. Not only does he know the celestial phenomena well, but he also looks gentle and talented. Therefore, Ming Jin has always relied on Li Kan. Today is the first time he met Meng Yannian.
In other words, it was the first time I noticed that there was such a person in the DPRK.
But now Li Kan is on leave, and Ming Jin has no one available, so he has no choice but to ask: "How is the sky today?"
Meng Yannian lowered his head slightly, thought for a moment, and then said: "Today, the sky is clear and the clouds have dispersed, but just now, heavy snow suddenly fell. The minister suspected that something bad had happened, so he looked at the sky on the way here and saw the long stars.
If it hits the moon, it is obviously a disaster star appearing in this world."
Ming Jin's frown relaxed slightly: "Something bad happened? When did it happen?"
Meng Yannian recalled it and said, "About half an hour ago."
It was exactly when the parrot died that it was exactly what Meng Yannian said.
Ming Jin's expression darkened a little, and before he knew it, he had already believed Meng Yannian: "You said, there is a disaster star appearing in this world?"
Meng Yannian nodded solemnly: "It's not that Wei Chen is being alarmist. Your Majesty can ask other colleagues in the Qintian Prison to take a look and see if there is a long star striking the moon, which will prove that what Wei Chen said is true."
Colleagues from Qin Tian Jian? Ming Jin waved his hand, Li Kan had already taken leave, and there was no point in looking for other people from Qin Tian Jian.
Ming Yan's face looked a little unattractive. After Meng Yannian came in, he became a little worried. The person he arranged for at the beginning was Li Kan, but Li Kan took leave for no reason. When Meng Yannian came, he felt a little uneasy.
, but who would have thought that Meng Yannian's words actually coincided with what he and Li Kan discussed.
This inevitably made Ming Yan suspicious.
But Ming Yan couldn't say anything at the moment. He just looked at Meng Yannian and clenched his fingers slightly.
But Ming Shu smiled and whispered beside Ming Yan: "Fourth cousin, it must be too stuffy in the Hall of Supreme Harmony? I can see that fourth cousin's face is a little red."
Ming Yan glanced at him coldly.
His previous relationship with Mingshu was not bad, or in other words, Mingshu was more casual and had a good relationship with everyone. He never fought or competed with others, and he had no conflicts of interest with others. But I don’t know.
Since when did Ming Shu seem to be on the opposite side of Ming Yan?
Yes, Ming Yan remembered it.
It was from the time he started to maintain Shen Yulou.
"Since I got a foster sister, I think my cousin talks more and more." Ming Yan said coldly.
Mingshu just smiled nonchalantly and said, "I just have an adopted sister, so... where is my fourth cousin? Does Concubine Rou know?"
Ming Yan felt a chill in his heart.
Concubine Rou really doesn't like Shen Yulou. Although he is in contact with Shen Yulou secretly now, he has been hiding it from Concubine Rou. He just wants to slowly mention it to Concubine Rou in the future. Although Concubine Rou is helping her today
Second, Concubine Rou didn't know that everything she did today was for Shen Yulou.
There was no conflict between Ming Yan and Shen Fengxu, but since Shen Yulou wanted to deal with Shen Fengxu, Ming Yan was naturally willing to help Shen Yulou, but...how did Ming Shu know?
In fact, the Ming Shu version is not clear either.
He probably knew that many of the crises Shen Fengxu encountered were framed by others, but Mingshu had always been idle and did not take these trivial matters to heart. But just a few days ago, Princess Ning suddenly mentioned it to Mingshu.
What happened that day at Princess Shunning's mansion.
"Do you know why Ming Yan framed Shen Fengxu?" Princess Ning asked vaguely.
Ming Shu was a little surprised. He had never thought about this matter in detail. Princess Ning suddenly mentioned it, which made Ming Shu a little surprised. He thought for a moment and found something wrong. Ming Yan and Shen Fengxu were not on the same road.
There should be no intersection between the two of them. Even if they did, it would not cause Ming Yan to go to war.
So Ming Shu raised his eyebrows slightly and asked with some confusion: "Is there any conflict between them?"
Princess Ning shook her head and said, "Have you ever paid attention to Shen Yulou?"
"Shen Yulou..." Ming Shu nodded, "It's the girl from the Shen family who is famous in Beijing. I know."
Princess Ning's expression became a little more serious and said: "She should have something personal with Ming Yan. I'm afraid Concubine Rou has agreed to it, otherwise Ming Yan wouldn't be like this."
Although Princess Ning didn't know much about it, she observed Shen Fengxu many times during the time she spent at Princess Shunning's residence, but she found that Shen Fengxu's eyes were always looking at Shen Yulou vaguely, so Out of curiosity, Princess Ning also looked at Shen Yulou.
After several exchanges of glances, Princess Ning discovered that there seemed to be some unexplainable relationship between Ming Yan and Shen Yulou. After Shen Fengxu was suspected by Princess Shun Ning, Shen Yulou's behavior was also very thought-provoking. , it is okay to say that it is to protect Shen Fengxu, but it is not wrong to say that it is to frame Shen Fengxu.
Therefore, Princess Ning has been paying close attention to Shen Yulou. After she returned from Princess Ning's mansion, she quietly arranged for people to investigate Shen Yulou. Only then did she discover that Shen Yulou had been secretly communicating with Ming Yan, and the relationship was so close that it had already been It has surpassed ordinary people, so Princess Ning said this.
After hearing this, Mingshu couldn't help being surprised: "What?"
Ming Yan and Shen Yulou? Ming Shu has never thought of it. Not to mention that the identity difference between the two is too big. Just thinking about the scene of these two people standing together makes Ming Shu feel a little numb. It's not that Yan's appearance is ugly, it should be said that Shen Yulou's appearance is too ordinary, while Ming Yan's appearance is very vicious. If the two of them were together, it would be quite inconsistent.
But since Princess Ning said this, she must be absolutely sure, so although Ming Shu was surprised, he had no doubts.
After Princess Ning said that, she glanced at Ming Shu coldly. There was a bit of coldness in her eyes, which made Ming Shu's back feel a little cold. He almost didn't need to listen to know what Princess Ning was going to say. What, this has happened countless times.
Sure enough, Princess Ning said: "Ming Yan is only one year older than you, and he is still a prince. When can you get married and have children? The Prince Ning's mansion should also need a prince concubine. Take care of things."
Whenever someone of the same age as Ming Shu got engaged or got married, Princess Ning would always hit Ming Shu with a sentence or two, which would make Ming Shu's ears prick. Recently, Princess Ning seemed to have been concerned about Shen Fengxu's affairs, but she I rarely mentioned these things, but today I brought them up again, which made Mingshu very helpless.
Mingshu said hurriedly: "Concubine, you can take care of everything in this house. Why do you need others? As for the Crown Princess...well, there will always be some in the future."
From now on? This sentence has been said by Mingshu more than once.
Princess Ning waved her hand and asked directly: "What do you think of Shen Fengxu?"
Ming Shu choked on his mouthful of water. He actually vaguely guessed what Princess Ning meant, but thinking that Shen Fengxu was still a twelve-year-old girl, he just kept pretending that he didn't know. Now that Princess Ning mentioned it, Ming Shu Shulian coughed a few times and said, "Concubine, she is only twelve years old... I am not so crazy."
…
Putting away his thoughts, Mingshu raised his eyes and looked at Mingyan, with a bit of resentment in his eyes. If Mingyan and Shen Yulou were not together, how could Princess Ning mention this to him?
After Ming Yan and Ming Shu's eyes met, they were also stunned for a moment: "You——?"
Ming Shu lowered his voice, with a hint of resentment in his voice, and said, "You just need to stay in your Fourth Prince's Mansion. Why did you go to Dong Ningbo's Mansion all day long?"
Ming Yan: "...?" What does he mean?
This tone and expression were clearly resentful towards him and Shen Yulou! But I had never heard that Ming Shu had any thoughts about Shen Yulou. Since the New Year's Eve banquet, Ming Shu had never even looked at Shen Yulou.
, the only way to deal with Shen Yulou is to have no other thoughts.
Just as Ming Yan was thinking this, he suddenly caught a glimpse of Fu Yunsheng from the corner of his eye. Immediately, his whole body froze, and the look in his eyes towards Ming Shu also changed a bit.
There are rumors in Beijing that Ming Shu and Fu Yun are inseparable on their birthdays. They have a fondness for Long Yang and a habit of cutting sleeves. Princess Ning wanted to choose a concubine for Ming Shu many times, but was rejected by Ming Shu. Now that she thinks about it carefully,
Ming Yan was shocked.
Could Mingshu be...
When Ming Shu saw Ming Yan's eyes, his face became more and more ugly. He gritted his teeth and lowered his voice very low, but with murderous intent, he said: "Your Highness, please see if you can save it."
Shen Yulou, right?"
When Shen Yulou was mentioned, Ming Yan's expression suddenly changed: "What do you mean?!"
Mingshu just sneered.
It's not interesting at all. It's just that Ming Yan's original plan to deal with Shen Fengxu was transferred to Shen Yulou. Anyway, they are also sisters, so there is no difference. Since Ming Yan is like this, Ming Shu naturally has nothing to hesitate.
Already.
At this time, in the middle of the hall, Ming Jin had already begun to ask Meng Yannian detailed questions.
After the cross-examination just now, he already trusted Meng Yannian very much.
Although Meng Yannian did not appear to be as talented as Li Kan and was much older than Li Kan, Ming Yan just now asked Meng Yannian several questions that he had asked Li Kan before. Meng Yannian answered them all fluently and matched what Li Kan said.
It is completely consistent, even if there are some slight mistakes, there is no big difference.
Come to think of it, when it comes to celestial phenomena, Meng Yannian's level is not inferior to that of Li Kan.
Ming Jin nodded and was about to ask questions about today's events, but Meng Yannian suddenly spoke.
"Your Majesty, I have one more thing to report to you. Mr. Li previously said that the Queen is unwell because Si Weixing was born, so she went against the phoenix. That's why the Queen has been ill, and the Min concubine has been living in seclusion in the palace.
, But in fact, there is another reason for this matter. If not, Empress Minbin has been grounded so far, but why has the Queen Empress’s health not improved? "
"Then tell me, what's the reason?" Ming Jin frowned.
Compared to Meng Yannian, Ming Jin naturally trusted Li Kan more, but Meng Yannian's talent and learning seemed to be not inferior at the moment, so he wanted to hear an explanation.
But under Ming Jin's question, Meng Yannian suddenly hesitated: "I have to discuss the specific matter with Mr. Li, but no matter what, it is not Si Wei Ni Feng. Please allow the emperor to grant me some time."