He wore a deep purple brocade silk palace dress, with golden threads embroidered with auspicious clouds on the hem, a red fox scarf, and a pure white fox fur windbreaker. On the simple bun made of three thousand blue silks, there was only a golden phoenix Yufei's hair. Chai, the bright lights shone on her elegant and refined face, exuding a faint soft light, her eyes sparkled brightly, she was suspected to be a fairy who came from the sky, and she could be beautiful without makeup.

The older people thought of the most famous beauty in the world back then, and couldn't help sighing: The Ninth Princess is more beautiful than her mother!

Everyone stopped talking one after another, and quickly returned to their seats to kneel down and salute: "Long live the emperor! Long live the emperor! The nine princesses are a thousand years old!"

"Pingshen!" Emperor Huiwen and Qingyun sat down on the dragon chair.

Concubine Yu felt a little unwell in the past two days due to the work she had done some time ago, so she did not attend the banquet tonight, and Liu Huang's sister-in-law was pregnant, so Qing Yun asked Sixth Brother to take care of them both in Yuhua Palace.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Everyone thanked and sat down.

Star eyes swept across the crowd, and Emperor Hui Wen said with a smile on his face, "Today is the Spring Festival celebrated by the whole world, you don't have to be too formal. Come here, bring up the newly tributed Jinbo wine, and I want to drink with everyone! "

Soon, a group of delicately dressed palace maids came in one after another holding wine jugs, and filled everyone's wine cups one after another.

"Thank you, Majesty Long En!" Everyone was delighted.

You must know that Jinbo wine is a wine for imperial use. The quality of the wine is golden and lustrous.

Even though they usually compete against each other, but at this time everyone put aside their grievances and changed their cups, and the atmosphere seemed lively and peaceful for a while.

Playing with the wine cup in his hand, Qing Yun's clear eyes moved among the crowd calmly, and there was a radiance in his eyes that was brighter than candlelight and stars and moons.

Sitting quietly, Zhilan's beautiful face is still soft and beautiful, but she seems to be much thinner. Although she tried her best to conceal it, she still caught a faint trace of melancholy between Zhilan's brows, especially Qiuhe's overly careful care of Zhilan It made her suspicious.

It is said that the two families are getting closer together, and Zhilan is the royal princess, no matter how daring the prime minister is, he will not treat Zhilan harshly. Could it be Lin Tao?

Waved to summon Zi Ke, Qingyun whispered a few words in her ear, Zi Ke then left quietly.

Zhang Lianwu has a dignified and quiet posture all year round, but it is also difficult to see through her mind.

Ignoring Sima Chun who had been staring at her with fiery eyes since her arrival, Qingyun fixedly looked at Lin Yiwei on his left.

According to the report from the informant of Chun Palace, after Lin Yiwei forcibly took away Mingyue in front of Zhang Lianwu, she didn't restrict Mingyue's freedom, but she didn't care about her. I really don't know what Lin Yiwei's intention is?

Xu Qingyun's gaze was too focused, and Lin Yiwei, who had drooping eyes, suddenly raised her head to look at her, with an intimacy smile on her face, Qingyun naturally smiled back, and turned her gaze to the side The only other surname is Wang Zhongwu Wang Gong Yuanhao, and there are Pingyang Hou Zhouji and Wu'an Hou Wang Ninghai.

King Zhongwu was about 50 years old, with clear eyes and slanted eyebrows. His whole face looked very handsome, giving people a sense of grandeur.

Gong Yuanhao's father was a general who was good at fighting. The former emperor, who was unfortunately trapped because he rescued Yujia from his own conquest, sacrificed.

Perhaps because of Chengyin's father, Gong Yuanhao kept a low profile, and lived in seclusion all year round except for national events or the Spring Festival and Emperor Huiwen's birthday.

And Hou Yingwu of Pingyang, and Ruya of Wu'an Hou seemed a few years younger than King Zhongwu.

21 years ago, when the first emperor passed away and was not buried in the imperial mausoleum, the first emperor and his mother's younger brother, King Wen Xingbing, committed a rebellion with the intention of seizing the country. General Dingyuan Zhou Ji, who was ordered to return to King Qin, led his soldiers to fight the rebels desperately. At that time, Wang Ninghai, who was Sihu and joined the army under Jing Zhaoyin, united the people to block the rebels from the city gate, and supported Emperor Huiwen to ascend the throne.

Afterwards, Emperor Huiwen rewarded Wang Ninghai for his meritorious service, and granted Wang Ninghai the title of Marquis of Wu'an, and Zhou Ji gave him the title of Marquis of Pingyang but withdrew his military power.

It is said that the relationship between the two families is not very good. It seems that Zhou Ji, who has outstanding military achievements, looks down on Wang Ninghai, who was in the army. Even Zhou Tao and Wang Ming also dislike each other, and often provoke each other. Big fight.

Just this one. . . . . .

"Royal Father, Princess Nine..."

A gentle and respectful voice suddenly sounded, interrupting Qingyun's contemplation and the bustle of the banquet hall. Everyone turned around and saw Xu Kexin kneeling in the middle with a food box: "On this night of family reunion, The concubine personally made a Tianlun Xuemei Crisp, which is made from the petals of the winter plums that bloomed earlier this year and the snowflakes on the petals, I wish the father and the nine princesses good luck and enjoy the family forever!"

Everyone didn't expect this to happen, and they all looked at her fixedly.

For a moment, the entire banquet hall was so quiet that only the rustling of the cold wind blowing through the flowers and trees could be heard.

Sima Rui, who was watching Xu Kexin all the time, had a deep glint in his eyes, got up and walked to her side and knelt down: "Father, seeing the filial piety and kindness of the princess, please forgive the princess's outrageous behavior." Then he whispered Said to Xu Kexin: "Tonight's delicacies and drinks are prepared in the imperial dining room. Why is the princess so rude? Come back with me."

"The concubine wanted to be filial to the emperor, but forgot the rules in the palace, please forgive me." Xu Kexin was in a state of confusion: Could it be that the prince has noticed something, so he wants to stop her?

Emperor Huiwen looked at Xu Kexin, his eyes were as deep and bottomless as the ocean, just about to say something, Qingyun said clearly: "Wait a minute."

"Jiu'er..." Sima Rui was taken aback.

Sima Rui smiled at the worried-eyed Sima Rui, and Qingyun raised her eyebrows and looked at Xu Kexin, who was hanging her head and couldn't see her expression clearly. With a faint smile on the corner of Yun's slightly raised lips, he turned to look at Emperor Huiwen.

"Father, the dim sum made by Sister-in-Law of the Three Emperors is a hundred times more delicious than that made by the chef of Mochiyuelou. Do you want to try it, Father?"

Emperor Huiwen raised his deep eyes and smiled at his beloved daughter: "It's really so delicious?"

"It's really memorable." Qingyun blinked mischievously: "If father doesn't believe it, you can ask third brother, third brother tastes delicious food every day!"

When Sima Qi and Sima Yue heard the words, they turned to look at Sima Rui: The third brother has been eating and living in the palace since he got married, so why would he taste the delicacies made by the third wife every day?

Seeing Qingyun's meaningful gaze, Sima Rui couldn't help but feel puzzled, but he still followed her words and said: "Returning to Father Emperor, it is exactly as Jiu'er said."

"So, I'd like to have a good taste."

Emperor Huiwen took a look at Leng Yi, and then Leng Yi went down to take the food box in Xu Kexin's hand and returned to the main seat, then opened the lid of the food box, took out a plate of dim sum from it and put it on the table in front of Emperor Huiwen and Qingyun. The bursts of sweet aroma linger in the air with the wind, making people salivate.

Picking up the silver chopsticks, he picked up a piece of Tianlun Snow Plum Cake, put it in his mouth, and took a bite. The sweet and fragrant fragrance filled his mouth instantly. Emperor Huiwen's eyes lit up immediately, so he finished the whole dessert, put down the silver chopsticks, and praised: "Well, it's really good! One Dongzhu, one Jade Ruyi handle, one hundred taels of gold!"

"My son (chen and concubine) thank my father for the reward!" The two returned to their seats after saluting and thanking them.

Glancing at Xu Kexin who was beside him, Sima Rui looked at the superior Qingyun, his unfathomable pupils were as dark as the sea, making it hard to see what he was thinking.

And Xu Kexin slightly raised her eyelids and looked at Emperor Huiwen who were eating snacks one after another. A strong panic and fear surged in her heart inexplicably, she bit her lips tightly but still couldn't restrain the trembling all over her body, her face gradually turned pale , was about to stop it, but Qingyun and Lengyi's exclamations suddenly sounded.

"Father, what are you doing?"

"Quickly send the doctor! Hurry up!"

Seeing that Emperor Huiwen, who was still in the spirit of a dragon and horse just now, spit out a few mouthfuls of blood, then closed his eyes and collapsed on the dragon chair, his face instantly became pale as snow, his lips turned purple, obviously poisoned!

Everyone trembled in fright when they saw it: "Your Majesty..."

Staring straight at Xu Kexin, whose face was as white as paper, Sima Rui's dark pupils contained a gloomy and cold light, and said two words coldly: "The antidote!"

"No, it's not a concubine!" Facing his shocked and piercing eyes, Xu Kexin felt as if she was in a cold pool of thousands of years. The biting cold was from the top of her head to the bottom of her feet, and even her teeth were shaking: "Really, really not Guan Chen, it's about the concubine!"

"Father was poisoned after eating the dim sum you made. If it wasn't you, who else could it be!"

Following Zhang Lianwu's sharp accusation, everyone glared at Xu Kexin in an instant, forcing her to hand over the antidote, and asked Sima Rui to put her in the sky prison to rectify the law, and even imprisoned the nine clans.

Sima Qi and Sima Yue looked at Xu Kexin with expressions of disbelief and astonishment.

They couldn't believe that the always gentle and virtuous San Huang's Wife would do such a rebellious thing!But the facts are in front of them, and they can't help but believe it!

However, Han Jingwen and Li Zhengxun keenly saw the calmness and unfathomableness in Qingyun's eyes, and they looked at each other thoughtfully.

At this time, an eunuch who was going to invite the imperial physician ran over in a panic, and said anxiously: "I tell the ninth princess that the two imperial physicians on duty at the imperial hospital are too drunk to come here... .”

"Dare to get drunk while on duty, it's an unforgivable crime!" Leng Yi yelled angrily: "What are you still doing in a daze, why don't you hurry up and find a way to wake up the imperial doctor? If you delay the diagnosis and treatment of the emperor, even if you have ten heads Not enough to cut!"

"Yes, my servant will go right away!" The eunuch, whose face turned pale, hurried to the imperial hospital.

The people in the banquet hall were still raving about Xu Kexin's crimes, forcing Sima Rui to enforce the law.

"Shut up!" Seeing the fleeting gloomy glint in Zhang Lianwu's eyes, a faint sneer crossed the corner of Qingyun's lips, and then her clear eyes glanced at the indignant crowd one by one, and finally Staying on Xu Kexin's body, her tone was dignified and distressed: "Sister-in-law Sanhuang, thanks to my trust and respect for you, you really let me down!"

Xu Kexin panicked when she heard this, she staggered to the center and knelt on the ground: "It's really none of my concubine's business to ask the Ninth Princess to learn from me!"

"The matter has come to this, do you still have to speak sophistically? As long as you hand over the antidote, I will plead with the emperor and spare your family!"

"No, that's not the case!" Xu Kexin was already out of her wits, and kowtowed to defend herself: "I beg the Ninth Princess to be merciful, my concubine, my concubine has no antidote..."

"It's obvious that the poison is mixed in the dim sum, but you say that there is no antidote, do you think I will believe it?"

"The concubine really has no antidote..."

"Of course Princess Rui has no antidote!"

A cold and gloomy voice suddenly resounded, and everyone realized that there was a large group of masked men in black around them at some time, surrounded them, and the swords in their hands shone coldly in the light of the lights and the moon and stars.

"Bold thieves, dare to trespass in the palace, come and take down the thieves!" Leng Yi ordered loudly.

The three Sima Yue brothers and those who had a little martial arts knowledge wanted to get up and kill the man in black, but they suddenly felt powerless, and fell limply on their seats, their expressions suddenly changed: "What's going on? Why is our internal strength so weak? Can't gather?"

"Everyone, don't waste your energy in vain."

The leading man in black looked at the immobile crowd, and said with a wild smile: "Your wine has a soft tendon, but don't worry, I will make your death less painful! Also, all the imperial guards You and the people in the palace are all under the control of our people, they can't save you at all, now the whole palace is our world! Hahahaha..."

"I don't know when and how your Excellency lost his tendons in the wine?" Qingyun slightly leaned on the armrest of the dragon chair, her face as calm as water.

Hearing this, the man in black suppressed his laughter and looked at Qingyun: "Since the ninth princess wants to know so much, then I will kindly tell the ninth princess and let you all be sensible ghosts! Come out, the ninth princess wants to see you."

As the man in black finished speaking, one of the eunuchs standing behind Emperor Huiwen slowly walked out. He was of medium height, with thick eyebrows and big eyes. He turned out to be Yuan Dong, one of Emperor Huiwen's most important personal eunuchs.

"You are also the one who secretly served the imperial father drunk!" Qing Yun looked at Yuan Dong with affirmative rather than doubtful tone.

Yuan Dong walked slowly to the side of the man in black, looked at Qingyun with black pupils and bottomless eyes, and said with a smile: "Princess Ninth is really smart, she is indeed a slave!"

"You are the secret agent of the Juechen Palace who is placed beside the emperor!"

"Yes!" Yuan Dong's usual humility and humbleness had long since disappeared, replaced by a look of arrogance.

"Very good!" Qingyun didn't look at Yuan Dong any more, but turned to look at the man in black with cold and gloomy eyes, and said secretively: "Your Excellency is really powerful!"

The man in black didn't think so at all: "Princess Ninth is too much!"

Xu Kexin, whose expression has changed since Yuan Dong appeared, pointed at him angrily: "A few days ago, you were the one who falsely passed on the order of Concubine Yu to summon me to Mingde Hall, and you were the one who poisoned my father with my concubine's food box!"

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