A Thousand Gold Order: Inheritance

Chapter 344 Affair? (two more)

Concubine Sheng Xian was walking beside, seeing all this, she felt terrified.

When Ye Xunyi sent her back to her seat and graciously helped her arrange the hem of the court dress and sit down, she finally couldn't help but reminded in a deep voice with displeasure: "That girl is crazy alone, and she doesn't know the severity. On such an occasion, you must be cautious in your words and deeds, and you don't want to provoke her."

The emperor refused to take Yunzheng back to the capital, and Concubine Sheng Xian felt that she was controlled by others, and she felt uneasy no matter what.

Especially on occasions like today's state banquet——

Let alone get into trouble.

Ye Xunyi can somewhat understand her mother-in-law's mood during this period of time, if Yun Zheng is under house arrest in the imperial mausoleum and concubine Sheng Xian is not worried at all, then she will feel abnormal.

just today...

Regarding Concubine Sheng Xian's reminders and warnings, she smiled disapprovingly: "The people supporting her are not around, I really want to see if she can turn up a storm with her daughter who is just a dilapidated household. "

Concubine Sheng Xian who just sat down almost jumped up on the spot.

She suddenly turned her head to look at Ye Xunyi, and asked again in a slightly horrified voice, "What do you mean by that?"

Could this careless woman be really bold and want to cause something trouble on such an occasion today?

Of course, Ye Xunyi knew that Concubine Sheng Xian put her own son first. Before Yun Zheng was released from the ban and returned to the capital, she wished that everything would be calm and wait for the emperor to calm down.

Ye Xunyi met her gaze, and just smiled ambiguously: "There is no special meaning, I just think that an occasion like today only happens once a year, so it's really rare."

Wouldn't it be a pity if it wasn't used?
The jokes made in front of foreign envoys are the real laughing stock of the world. Even the emperor should not even think about covering everyone's eyes, ears and mouth with one hand.

"It's almost time, and my son is going to take a seat." Seeing Concubine Sheng Xian's suspicious and inquisitive face, she quickly found an excuse to avoid it.

Because she is a female family member of the royal family, her seat today is also in the Nuan Pavilion, but Yun Zheng is not there, and she is a side concubine, so she is a few tables behind, not next to Concubine Sheng Xian.

Concubine Sheng Xian is now like a frightened bird, she always feels that she can hear some restlessness from her words, so she keeps her eyes on her.

However, after she calmly sat down, she straightened her eyes without looking sideways, with a very good demeanor, and she didn't look around...

That way, it doesn't look like any conspiracy is brewing.

But now she can't believe Ye Xunyi at all, and she is also ready while beating her heart--

Once Ye Xunyi did something unfavorable to their mother and child, she immediately pretended to be sick and took him away from the banquet.

It's not that Ye Xunyi didn't realize that Concubine Sheng Xian was staring at her distrustingly, but she just didn't care, she was just thinking about the next thing over and over in her mind.

On the afternoon of the twenty-eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, Gu Zhan was ordered to go out of Beijing to suppress the bandits. The place was far away from the capital, and it would take more than four days just to go back and forth on the road. He would never be able to make it back this New Year's Eve, but in fact...

Ye Xunyi actually hoped that he would be present today.

And the other person who bullies others and is most likely to protect Qi Huan regardless is Princess Yuncheng of Zhaoyang, but that little princess is still self-willed and does her own way as always. The street patrols all over the capital are on duty.

To be honest, the person Ye Xunyi fears the most from the bottom of his heart is actually Yun Cheng.

No matter how high and powerful Gu Zhan is, he respects rules. As long as the chain of evidence is flawless, he will never be able to argue, and he will never do anything out of the ordinary in vain of etiquette and law.

Instead, it was Yun Cheng——

Relying on favor and being proud, doing things depends on likes and dislikes, regardless of one's disregard.

As soon as her thoughts were so complicated, the time passed quickly, and when she came back to her senses, it was Prince Yun Zhan who had arrived accompanied by the emperor and empress.

The three of them came in from outside the hall, and everyone got up one after another and knelt down on the ground.

In the end, after the emperor and empress walked to the innermost throne and sat down on the dragon chair, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince wearing a wide-sleeved costume took the lead in prostrating. open.

At the state banquet, the people from the Ministry of Rituals first delivered a gorgeous and auspicious speech, and then the envoys from the small border countries and dependent countries went to the hall one after another to worship the Son of Heaven and the Mother of the Kingdom, and presented their credentials and offerings. The annual gift list, this process alone lasted for more than half an hour.

Later--

The emperor and the empress raised their glasses and said a few prayers on the scene, announcing the official start of the state banquet.

The main purpose of the state banquet is to show the prestige of the country. The whole banquet is not mainly about eating and drinking. Everyone sits and enjoys singing and dancing according to the rules, and it is rare to even whisper to each other.

In this way, no matter who present compliments the court and the king, the whole hall can hear it clearly.

Su Qinnian's family of three also attended today.

Yunxi fell in love with Qi Huan as soon as they met, and Qi Huan tried to discuss it with the eunuch who was in charge of the banquet. Although the eunuch was not considered Queen Gu's confidant, she still gave her face if she could, and agreed to her on the spot. request.

So, at the table at this moment, Qi Huan was sitting with Yun Xi.

Qi Huan is a half-drunk alcoholic, and Yun Xi is a decent snack foodie, the two of them get along very well together...

Qi Huan watched the singing and dancing with great interest while drinking a small wine, while Yun Xi practiced with the newly learned table manners, and only focused on cooking in a leisurely manner.

Because the atmosphere at the state banquet was too solemn, the two of them seldom got together and licked their ears.

Qi Huan is quite appreciative of classical music and singing and dancing. He lightly tapped his fingers on his knees, listening to the sound of the chime bell playing with a heavy historical background...

Just as she was immersed in this moment, a small episode suddenly occurred in the warm pavilion.

The sixth prince Yunpeng sat at the table next to Prince Yunzhan today, and the little eunuch who served him and served him dishes accidentally stepped on the hem of the servant's clothes.

At that time, the waiter was kneeling with the wine jug pouring wine for Yun Zhan. Although he didn't get up very quickly and was not dragged down, he staggered unexpectedly when he got up. Most of it was splashed on Yun Zhan.

The servant was quite frightened, but because he was an old man next to Yun Zhan, he knew the rules after seeing the market, so he didn't panic when he got into trouble, but stabilized himself immediately, knelt down again and lowered his head He pleaded guilty, and wiped the drink splashed on Yun Zhan with his sleeve: "Your Highness, forgive me, this slave deserves to die."

The people Yun Zhan was used to around him would definitely not make such low-level mistakes at state banquets for no reason.

He calmly glanced at the trampled robe corner of the other party, the gentle smile on his face remained unchanged, pretending to raise his hand to help, but in fact he squeezed the servant's wrist a little bit, and said softly: "It doesn't matter."

The servant was panicking, understood his hint, followed his gaze and looked back...

Just about to quietly pull back the corner of the robe that was trampled on, but the little eunuch of the sixth prince was startled to realize that he had made a mistake, turned around in a panic and kowtowed to plead guilty: "Your Highness, forgive me, the slave didn't do it on purpose. Damn the servant!"

Although he didn't yell loudly, the movement was enough to startle the entire Nuan Pavilion.

However, the sixth prince should have not understood what happened until now, his little face turned pale when he was shocked by the sudden battle, and his expression seemed to be flustered.

The empress and the others all looked over in unison.

Yun Zhan still looked calm, and said with a smile: "It's okay, the servants collided with each other and spilled some wine."

He gestured to lift up his sleeves, intending to shake off the water stains on the sleeves and then uncover the matter, but unexpectedly, a pink and white embroidered handkerchief came out of his sleeves.

Yun Zhan saw at a glance that this was not his own, and judging from the color and texture even including the pattern of gardenia embroidered on it, it was clearly a woman's property.

and--

Although the thing was flung out of his sleeve in full view of everyone, it fell directly from the wide sleeve of the Chinese dress. It seemed that someone had stuffed it into the sleeve while he was not paying attention. It is impossible for things placed in the sleeve pockets to be shaken out like this.

Yun Zhan's reaction was not slow, and he already realized that something was wrong.

But fortunately, the thing fell on the empty floor between him and the Sixth Prince's seat, and he didn't want to explain it here. Before others saw it clearly, he reached out to pick it up and wanted to hide it first to cover up the peace.

And his movements are indeed not slow, but——

The accident happened again.

When the embroidered handkerchief was picked up, there was a crisp sound inside, and another object fell out.

but it is--

A brightly colored earring.

The veil just now, he can pick it up first when no one else can see it clearly, and no one can force it out of his sleeve to see the details, but he is a man, and a woman's veil fell out of the veil. Earrings...

This cannot be justified.

Just now the sound of the little eunuch begging for mercy from the sixth prince has already attracted the eyes of the entire Nuan Pavilion and the few tables of courtiers who are closer outside to him.

And now-

The handkerchief was halfway in his pocket, even if he wanted to change his tone and ask who lost the handkerchief and earrings, he would appear to be covering up.

But His Highness the Crown Prince is His Highness the Crown Prince after all, under the watchful eyes of everyone, his mind turned countless times in an instant. He still kept a warm and hearty smile on his face, while continuing to quickly pick up the earring and hold it in his palm, he casually gave it to the emperor. Explanation: "It was something that the imperial sister left behind at my son's place a few days ago. My son thought she would come today, so I brought it here and planned to return it to her."

His whole set of movements was smooth and smooth, except for the six princes and servants who were sitting next to him, he could ensure that everyone else only saw the outline, and did not see the specific appearance of the embroidered handkerchief and the earring.

Originally relying on the advantage of his status, he put these two things together, which is equivalent to resolving the situation. Even if some lady jumps out now and says that this thing is actually hers, as long as he bites Yun Cheng, then it will be the same. You just need to call Yun Cheng over, let Yun Cheng say that she also picked up this thing, and this matter can also be resolved.

Anyway, everyone is biting and denying each other with red lips and white teeth, and the words of any lady are no more important than the princess on the spot.

Yun Zhan even knew very well that since someone took the risk to set him up on this occasion, he would not let him be easily confused. While talking, he was already ready for someone to stand up and claim these two things...

However, he was wrong after all.

No one stood up, but someone did speak.

and--

The person who took the lead in making trouble was his second brother's woman, Ye Xunyi, the side concubine of Prince Ning's residence.

Ye Xunyi frowned, and said with an innocent and confused expression: "Did Your Highness remember it wrong? Other concubines dare not tell, but the earring you just dropped... should be from the Marquis of Changning." Miss Qi's, right?"

Her voice was not high, and she acted suspiciously and innocently.

But as soon as this remark came out, it was also a stone that stirred up thousands of waves, and many people around turned their heads in unison to look for Qi Huan in the hall below.

Qi Huan was listening to the music and was excited, holding a wine glass in his hand, looking happy and enjoying.

Unexpectedly, a dozen or twenty pairs of probing eyes stared at her with malicious intentions...

She didn't know why, her expression froze when she was vigilant, and she subconsciously looked in the direction of these gazes.

Yun Zhan now understood——

Is Ye Xunyi trying to slander him for having an affair with Qi Huan?Use a shocking scandal to disintegrate the interest alliance between him and the Pingguo government.

Gu Zhan is not in the capital at the moment, he can't push Qi Huan to the cusp of the storm, it's better to see the trick than to be suspected.

"Really?" So, when Qi Huan was still confused and trying to figure out the cause of the matter, he had already started to smile and said, "I am still wondering, that girl in Zhaoyang didn't even have her ears pierced, so where did she come from?" The earrings were originally taken from you. Miss Qi, since Mrs. Ye said that this is yours, so you should come up and recognize it, and take it back if it is yours, so that it can be returned to the original owner. "

Ye Xunyi had never fought Yun Zhan head-on, and he never expected that His Royal Highness, who looked cynical, would be so adaptable.

Her heart suddenly tightened.

But there was no turning back when she opened the bow, and she squeezed the skirt under the table, forcing herself to calm down.

Most of the people present are not stupid, Yun Zhan has Qi Huan's private things on his body, even if they make excuses...

Everyone should understand what this means!
And Qi Huan suddenly heard Yun Zhan mention "Earrings" and "Ye Shi", and immediately understood which one Ye Xunyi planned to sing today.

On the day when her pair of earrings came from Luoye Xunyi's hands, she was guarding against them, fearing that the other party would use them to make a fuss, but in the end, this woman really lived up to expectations...

And is she annoying?

There are at least thirty-six strategies clearly written in the Art of War, but she has used it several times and only caught one trick, repeatedly using it as a killer move that hurts people's innocence.

"Yes!" Qi Huan promised to stand up.

Yun Xi also realized that something had happened, and when she was nervous, she quickly stood up with Qi Huan, holding her hand tightly.

Knowing that she was worried about him, Qi Huan secretly patted the back of her hand to comfort her. Seeing that she still hadn't let go, he stopped forcing her and let her be her tail. The two left the table and walked up together.

The Qi family has a title, and both Qi Zhengyu and his son have their own official positions, so today his family's seats are almost in the middle of the entire hall.

As she walked all the way, everyone in the second half of the table and those in the front half of the table who didn't know what to do looked at her inexplicably.

Qi Huan had a calm demeanor and walked forward without looking sideways.

Ye Xunyi also secretly adjusted her breathing, desperately preparing for battle.

but don't want to-

After Qi Huan came out, Qi Wenyan, who was sitting at a few tables behind him, also got up and left the table without any warning, and walked towards the top with the same expressionless expression.

He walked behind, and the continuous breathing of hundreds of people in the hall was enough to cover the light footsteps, so Qi Huan and Yun Xi were the only two people in the whole hall who didn't notice that he was following.

When Ye Xunyi watched him stand up, her gaze passed over Qi Huan and began to focus on him, and at the same time, an inexplicable feeling of uneasiness began to rise in her heart.

In her plan, Qi Wenyan was not included.

But once this person stands up——

But she could feel the overwhelming danger and pressure, and she panicked immediately.

Here, Qi Huan took Yunxi to the top Nuan Pavilion, and greeted the emperor, empress and prince first.

Yun Zhan didn't touch her directly, but put the earring in the palm of the servant, and the servant held it and presented it to her.

Although Qi Huan had only seen this pair of earrings once, and had lost them for a long time, but she was in time for her major, and she had a vivid memory of them, and she was sure that they were stolen by Yunzhi at the beginning of the year Let's go, the pair that Ye Xunyi bought from Zhong Yu Zhai again.

There is only one here.

Thinking that Yun Zhi had successfully sneaked into her yard as an errand, she almost immediately guessed that the other one should have been hidden somewhere in her bedroom, waiting to be dug out as a token of love.

In fact, as soon as the earrings were lost, she made preparations. She dismantled the matching hairpins and remade other jewelry with other materials, so that if someone wanted to talk about the pair of earrings one day Well, she can directly deny that it is hers.

At the state banquet today, there were envoys from foreign countries. Qi Huan didn't want to make a big deal and embarrass the empress, so since Yun Zhan paved the way for her, she decided to admit it directly. Rest in peace...

She took the earrings in her hands and pretended to look them over. Just as she nodded, she felt a big palm resting on her shoulders.

Qi Huan was instinctively surprised.

But before she turned her head to look, she heard Qi Wenyan's cold and serious voice above her head: "I remember you said that you lost a pair of Diancui earrings a long time ago, is this it?"

While speaking, he intentionally increased his strength with his fingers, and invisibly pinched her shoulder, which clearly meant to put pressure on her as a warning.

Qi Huan glanced back at him hastily, but at the same time, his mind was instantly confused.

Her third uncle would know any confidential matter, and she would not feel so surprised now, but it was like she lost a pair of earrings nearly a year ago, such a trivial matter, where did he find it? ?

She didn't tell the other party, and she was sure that Yun Xi and the others wouldn't go and tell him...

and so--

It can't be that her third uncle is full and has been watching her every move for twelve hours a day since a year ago, right?
　Miss Qi: Plan ahead and guard against death. As long as I am bold and careful enough, no one will try to trick me.

　　His Royal Highness: See tricks and split tricks, adapt to the situation, I can use my identity to resist all conspiracies and tricks, if you don't accept it, you will hit me!
　　Third Uncle: Unless I don't want to meddle in other people's business, otherwise... open up!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)