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Chapter 418 Prayers
Ren Ning and the two asked a few more questions with interest, acting like a passing merchant, and then let the waiter leave.

Looking at the dazzling array of delicacies on the table, Lei Er stuffed his mouth like a storm, eating with a mouthful of saliva.

After a long time, he looked up at Ren Ning.

"Old Ren, Master Hongguang has really arrived in Xingji City?"

He can see most of the news Ren Ning has received, but Lei Er is just a personal guard after all, and some things are still unclear.

Ren Ning nodded.

"Chen Xiujian is also King Ming. He saw Chen Xiuzhu flirting with us in Baekje, so he tried to find a way to go to the west. You understand the reason."

Lei Er couldn't help but twitched the corner of his mouth, and silently spit out two words: "Understood."

It's nothing more than wanting to get close to Yanzhen Fortress, Yingling and the leaders of the Yanhui Legion.

Ren Ning chuckled, lowered his head and ate slowly.

"It's just that as a prince, it is almost impossible to leave Xingji City for no reason. Chen Xiujian's staff is also considered clever, and let him go to the west in the name of looking for folk gods to cure diseases for Emperor Changxing, and then brought Master Hongguang back to Xingji City. Jicheng."

He emphasized the word "belt" a little.

"Of course, Jin Linwei also put in a lot of effort."

Pooh.

"A bunch of bastards." Lei Er angrily put down his chopsticks.

"Although the old monk is very old, he always likes to run around. Now he is locked in the palace, and he doesn't know how he is doing."

"Don't worry." Ren Ning smiled, "What kind of life has Master Hongguang not experienced?"

"Furthermore, he is highly respected and highly skilled in medicine. At the same time, he has nothing to do with the imperial power. Most of the articles published in the newspapers are stories about the sufferings of the people. Emperor Changxing will not and dare not neglect him."

Xingji City, the imperial city.

Squeak.

The tightly closed gate of Qingyun Palace was pushed open, and a waitress walked in quickly.

"Your Majesty, I have just received some news. Your Majesty has decreed that Master Hongguang will open an altar in Yinghua Hall to pray for blessings in the afternoon. All the empresses, concubines and princesses of all palaces must be present."

"Blessing?" Imperial Concubine Qing's eyes flashed, and she stopped the sword move in her hand.

Soon she regained her composure, looked up at the clear blue sky, and snorted coldly: "Send back the military newspaper from the west. At this time, we will not discuss who will lead the team to support the fortress and Dingxi County, but think about it in Yinghua Palace." Who are you praying for?"

The maids next to me looked at each other, all of them were silent.

"Your Majesty," the female officer of Qingyun Palace stood up, "It's not a festival, and the location of the blessing is chosen to be in the Yinghua Hall, probably because of Master Hongguang's identity. It seems that it should be for an ordinary member of the royal family. Pray."

Concubine Qing nodded.

If it is to pray for the common people in the world, it should be carried out in a special praying temple, and a notice will be posted in the whole empire a long time ago, on a grand scale.

If you are praying for important members of the royal family such as the emperor, prince or empress dowager, you should go to the ancestral temple at worst.

Now that he chooses Yinghua Palace, the situation is very clear.

"It's for King Qi."

Although Chen Xiuzhu's mother concubine Mei Guifei is not very favored, she is still one of the four concubines, her status is only slightly lower than that of the empress.At the same time, his grandfather Luo Ken was also one of the six Ministers of the Ministry of Industry, which can be described as a high position and weight.

Now Chen Xiuzhu's whereabouts have been unknown.Heartbroken, the two most likely begged Emperor Changxing to ask Master Hongguang to pray for him.

"Your Majesty," one of the maids said unwillingly, "Our Zhen Guogong has sacrificed so much in recent years...'
"Why don't you go and ask His Majesty?"

The upper and lower parts of Qingyun Palace are inseparable from the Duke Zhen's mansion, and the fathers and brothers of many maidservants are also guarding the fortress, and the bad news that has come back in recent days is also related to them.

"Shut up." The female officer sternly reprimanded, "You just have to do your part. The empress is naturally aware of other things..."

"It's okay." Concubine Qing raised her hand, interrupting the female officer's reprimand.

"The battle in the west was fierce, and there were many casualties among the soldiers. This palace mentioned it to His Majesty, and the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Rituals were well aware of it, and even spread it all over the world with the newspaper news. It's just..."

It's just that Emperor Changxing didn't understand it, and finally let it go.

Concubine Qing was silent for a while, then raised her head and looked towards the west.

"This year is the time for the fortress to send spirits back to their hometowns. Unfortunately, Dingxi County is still fighting frequently during the Qingming Festival, and they cannot go home."

"I hope that the country will be peaceful and the people will be safe in four years, and all the soldiers who died will be able to return to their old soldiers smoothly."

The most important thing is that they have been trapped in the palace for a long time, and they can't help no matter what they want to do.

In the afternoon, the sun was shining brightly.

There are people coming and going inside and outside the Yinghua Hall, and the fragrance is constantly blowing.

When Concubine Qing arrived, the Great Yinghua Hall was already bustling with many people, and they were clearly divided into several piles.

Seeing Concubine Qing coming in, everyone looked at her.

Concubine Qing turned a blind eye, quickly found her seat, and sat down silently.

"Sister Qing, can I sit here?"

"Sit down." Noble Concubine Qing nodded amiably.

Not long after, several concubines and princesses gathered around her.

These concubines are either related to the government of Zhen Guo, or have not given birth to a prince, or have no children. The throne has nothing to do with them, and they just want to live their lives in peace.

Concubine Qing tilted her ears.

There were crying sounds not far away, and someone was whispering all the time.

Those were some people comforting Concubine Mei and Princess Qi in low voices.

Although Chen Xiuzhu's life and death are unknown now, since Emperor Changxing asked Master Hongguang to pray for him, it shows that he values ​​this son.

As long as someone is found, the crown prince's position will surely be settled soon.

Thinking of this, Concubine Qing's gaze thoughtfully shifted to the empress sitting in the middle.

Sure enough, the Empress and Concubine Qin didn't look very good-looking, but there were also many concubines around them.

Concubine Qing smiled slightly, knowing the thoughts of these people like the back of her hand.

As the eldest son, King Qin is the most natural heir to the throne, but Emperor Changxing has not been able to appoint the crown prince because King Qin is really useless.

However, as long as Chen Xiuzhu's whereabouts remain unknown or even only a corpse is found, the chances of choosing the taller among the dwarfs will be greater for King Qin.

After thinking about it, Concubine Qing's eyes fell on a pair of smiling mother-in-law and daughter-in-law not far from the queen.

It was Chen Xiulan's mother and concubine Jin.

"It's true, Your Majesty. Just pray for blessings, and all the concubines must come into the palace. Poor Wan'er, you still have a big belly. What if..."

bah bah.

She reacted and quickly poohed twice.

"What a crow's mouth. Bad ones don't work, but good ones."

Finally, he complained fiercely: "Your Majesty really doesn't know what to say!"

cough cough.

"Mother Concubine," Jin Wangfei, who dared to take a knife to the street to kill people, couldn't help wiping off her sweat, "There are a lot of people here who talk a lot."

"Don't worry, the child will be born at least at the end of the year, and besides, there are so many people around my daughter-in-law. It doesn't matter."

Concubine Qing was also not far away, so she could hear clearly.

She tilted her head smiling.

The female officer next to her whispered in her ear, "Your Majesty, I brought a gift according to your instructions. I will give it to Princess Jin after the prayer is over."

"Yes." Concubine Qing nodded in satisfaction.

Her gaze finally fell on Princess Ming who was almost alone.

Chen Xiujian's mother had a humble status and had died long ago.Even if his son became a prince, Emperor Changxing would only pursue a low-level concubine according to the regulations of the Ministry of Rites, and he would not be able to stand on the stage at all.

But Concubine Ming was also from a famous family after all, she was sitting dignifiedly at this time, and she seemed to not take those strange gazes to heart at all.

(End of this chapter)