Koi Fleeing Famine: I Picked Up a Chief Assistant as a Husband

Chapter 96 The Marriage of the Fifth Prince
"I'm fine, thanks to the Fifth Prince this time." Seeing the nervous person, Lu Nanzhi stuck out his tongue mischievously.

Shen Lanze said with a serious face: "Do you still know the danger? I think you are very courageous!"

When he heard Lu Nanzhi was taken away by the eunuch father-in-law, he almost rushed into the palace, but fortunately the fifth prince stopped him and told him that he would bring him back safely, which made him calm down a bit.

"Don't blame Miss Lu anymore. It's not that she can shirk it. The second brother must have made full preparations. Fortunately, Miss Lu is smart and can see my hints."

When the fifth prince received the news, he asked someone to change some of the ingredients in the imperial dining room. Fortunately, Lu Nanzhi saw his intentions and turned against him.

Lu Nanzhi said with a smile: "Your Highness is still smart. He thought of using food to make the second prince energetic, causing him to lose control of himself. This is called self-eating!"

Shen Lanze saw the smiles on the faces of the two of them, and said in a deep voice: "I'm afraid the matter is not that simple. The second prince will definitely not let it go if he is punished because of you. What's more, there is a lord in the palace who is not easy to mess with."

Lu Nanzhi couldn't understand what he said, but the fifth prince understood very well that Song Guifei, who was in charge of the harem, was the second prince's aunt.

To say that this Song noble concubine is very powerful, and she sat on the position of noble concubine at a young age, one can imagine how much thought has been spent behind the scenes to achieve such a result.

She is jealous and scheming by nature, she is ruthless, and likes to torture women the most, so any pretty woman in the harem will be tortured to death or lose her innocence.

In the harem, Concubine Song sat in front of the bronze mirror with a tired expression, and the maid behind her took off the hairpin on her head and put it into a box.

"The Emperor is coming..."

Following the sharp notification sound, Concubine Song quickly restrained her expression and put on a gentle and virtuous smile.

The emperor walked in wearing a dragon robe with a sad face.

Concubine Song immediately went up to greet him: "The concubine welcomes the emperor..."

"Well, get up." The emperor glanced at her lightly, and went straight to the soft couch and sat down.

Concubine Song got up with the help of the palace maid, came to sit down beside the emperor and asked: "The emperor is upset about the emperor's son. I blame my concubine for not being able to teach the son well. Please punish me."

She was about to get up again to plead guilty, but the emperor stopped her with his hand, "Forget it, I hope he can remember better this time, and don't do such stupid things again."

"Yes, I believe the emperor will have a longer memory this time."

Concubine Song lowered her eyebrows slightly, and the corners of her mouth curled into an indistinct arc. It seemed that this incident made the emperor complain about her, and it was not clear that it was because of her status.

Concubine Song's eyes flickered, she suddenly thought of something, and said tentatively: "Your Majesty, do you think the fifth prince should be given a marriage? After all, the fifth prince is also ready to marry."

The emperor nodded when he heard the words: "The fifth prince is indeed not young, and it's time for him to marry a concubine. You should bother with this matter, and you must choose a woman with good conduct as the fifth concubine."

"Yes, the ministers and concubines must be carefully selected for the fifth prince." Concubine Song heaved a sigh of relief, as long as the emperor is willing to give the prince a marriage, it will be easy.

The weather is getting colder and colder, the first snow of winter has finally fallen, the cold wind is howling and blowing through the treetops, and a thick layer of snow has accumulated in the streets and alleys.

Concubine Song invites a woman who has not left the pavilion to enjoy tea and plum blossoms.

Ladies and gentlemen are sitting in the warm room, holding hot tea in their hands, eating pastries, drinking tea, and chatting about the daily life. They don't feel cold, but very comfortable.

Only Ruo Shiyu sat in the corner, quietly listening to everyone talking.

Concubine Song walked through the door wearing gorgeous dresses, her cheeks were flushed from the cold, and there were fine beads of sweat on her forehead, and she smiled when she saw everyone looking at her.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I have been waiting for a long time. On the way here, I suddenly saw a few beautiful plum blossoms, so I wanted to go back and put them in the vase, but I was delayed for some time."

"The imperial concubine is very polite. It is our honor to be invited by the imperial concubine. It doesn't matter if you wait a little longer."

The other women agreed one after another. No one knew that this Concubine Song was the master in charge of the harem. Although the position of empress had been vacant, everyone knew that Concubine Song was now in the same position as a queen.

The curtain of the warm pavilion was lifted again, and a girl dressed in plain and elegant clothes walked in slowly.

Her skin is as white as jade, her lips are rosy and charming, and there are only two emerald green hairpins stuck in her jet-black hair.

"Join the imperial concubine and empress." The girl bowed gracefully, her movements were graceful and graceful, and her gestures were demure and elegant.

Seeing this, Concubine Song immediately pulled her to sit on the soft couch, "Why did you come? Just now, I specially asked someone to prepare your favorite steamed sweet-scented sweet-scented osmanthus cheese."

As he spoke, he personally moved the silver plate on the table to her, and when the lid was lifted, a sweet and greasy fragrance filled the room.

"This was just delivered from the imperial dining room this morning, try to see if it suits your taste."

Song Linyun looked at the steaming food, the corners of her mouth slightly curled up, she picked up a piece and put it in her mouth to taste carefully, "Thank you for your care, the taste is as delicious as usual."

The other women whispered, "Who is this young lady? Why does the imperial concubine favor her so much?"

The woman beside her responded in a low voice: "You don't know, this woman is Song Linyun, the niece of the imperial concubine, and the imperial concubine naturally has a preference for her. I look at the fifth imperial concubine and we are out of luck."

Concubine Song glanced at the woman who spoke with deep meaning, feeling the gaze of Concubine Song, the woman immediately shut up, not daring to say more.

At this time, another palace maid came in to report, "I would like to report to your empress, the fifth prince sent someone to send a message that he has something important to discuss with the emperor, and he may come back later so that your empress does not have to wait."

Concubine Song frowned slightly, "I know."

After the maids left, Concubine Song called the ladies to continue drinking tea.

Song Shiyun looked up at her aunt, saw her shaking her head slightly at her, signaling her to be calm, and then continued to eat pastries.

Concubine Song picked up the teacup, took a sip, and asked with a faint smile: "The plum blossoms are in full bloom outside, why don't you all go to the courtyard to enjoy the plum blossoms?"

"Yes!"

All the girls stood up one after another and followed Concubine Song into the courtyard.

The courtyard has long been filled with plum potted plants, which are colorful and very gorgeous. There is also a plum tree in the courtyard, and the branches are full of plum blossoms.

A court lady came over, leaned over Song Linyun and whispered a few words into Song Linyun's ear, and Song Linyun followed her and left.

This scene happened to be noticed by Ruo Shiyu who was next to her. She knew that this banquet was not that simple, so she followed behind by a strange trick.

The palace lady brought Song Linyun to the riverside. Concubine Song was already waiting, and when she saw the person coming, she asked with a smile, "Are you ready?"

"Your Majesty, do you have to do this?" Song Linyun felt a little uneasy.

Concubine Song's eyes flickered for a moment, and she said two words heavily: "It must be done."

Seeing Concubine Song's resolute attitude, Song Linyun could only reluctantly nod in agreement.

(End of this chapter)