The queen leaves the court

chapter 38
He walked away without looking back, so unwilling to stay in the palace.When beside Chunshui, what Helianqing saw was her smile that she had never shown in front of him.

He couldn't see her being kind to Chunshui, and couldn't tolerate any man coveting her.There was a fire burning in his heart, seeing her pitiful appearance due to the cold attack, he couldn't say a word that could hurt others.

"You little grudge." He gritted his teeth and held back.

Pulling her sleeves over, he placed her in a corner beside him.

Turning to look at the pearl hairpin on her bun, it was meant to be given to her.She used it to stab him last time, and saw her wearing it today.

For some reason, when he returned from Diling, he remembered the hairpin that his concubine mother had left him as a treasure——Love Tears.

Yingying pearls are warm and moist, and those beads of the same size and glowing like the blue of the sea are said to be formed by the tears of the sea monster.

Unparalleled treasures!
She turned away from looking at him, still thinking about the strange feeling and image just now, and then heard a thunder in the air, she trembled instinctively, closed her eyes and covered her ears.

In a moment, He Lianqing placed her body on his legs with a little force.

"I'm obviously scared, but I still hold on to it." He lightly brushed her back with one hand, and helped cover one side of her ear with the other hand.

The wind blew up the corner of the car curtain, and the strange thing was that the sky was clear and clear, but there were thunderstorms one after another.

He Lianqing's face changed slightly, but his hand was more gently stroking the back of An Zixun's hand, as if afraid of scaring her again.

After entering the palace gate, the carriage stopped, An Zixun's expression was not good, and he was thinking about jumping off by himself, when He Lianqing suddenly picked her up.

"Find an imperial doctor and show the princess." He then ordered Li Shen to put aside the matter of meeting the emperor.

"No, I'm fine." She waved her hands and refused, seeing the emperor is the most important thing, Helian Qing has always been measured, and will not be confused at such an important time.

"Are you all right?" he asked, staring at her.

"I'm fine," she replied, motioning for him to put her down.

But he didn't have this plan, so he carried her through the Xuande Gate under the eyes of everyone.Seeing this, He Lianxiao who followed behind couldn't understand what happened to his third brother and An Zixun.

Hua Qianyou followed them quietly, without any jealousy or envy in her eyes.

When they arrived in the inner palace, An Zixun let her go only after An Zixun's strong request.

The journey was not long, and this scene of King Qing pampering his concubine An Zixun was known to everyone in the palace after a while.

He Lianqing, the most beautiful man in Western Chu, only dotes on the unattractive woman, and even goes so far as to become a confidante in a rage, enviing everyone, and a few years later, this scene reappears again, but things are people Untimely.

When Helianqing and his party arrived, most of the princes had already taken their seats, and today Helian Yufeng was accompanied by Wei Yuan, the empress of Western Chu.

Time seems to have taken special care of Empress Wei. She is the daughter of an important official of the three dynasties. She married Helian Yufeng, who was still Prince Jianzhang at the time, in her teens. She has a prince Helian Chen. She is now a woman in her forties.

Xiao Luan was young and beautiful, and even more charming, but the beauty that stood in front of Queen Wei was comparable to the two of them.

It's no wonder that in the Western Chu harem, Wei Yuan and the wonderful Concubine Ying were called the double masters.

"Qing'er?" Queen Wei was slightly surprised when he saw Helian Qing.

"The empress is a thousand years old." He Lianqing brought An Zixun to meet her.

"Get up, today is the eve of New Year's Eve, everyone is here, so you don't need to be polite. I haven't seen you for a long time. You got married a while ago, and I was in the Taimiao to fulfill your vows, so I couldn't go. I saw Qinger today. It was only then that I deeply felt that time does not hold people back, and in a blink of an eye you have grown up and married."

Queen Wei's voice was soft, and the natural elegance in her gestures made Prince Chen like her.

"Thank you empress, when my son and minister got married, my father had already bestowed a lot of things. These years, empress and empress have eaten fast and recited Buddha's prayers, and went to the Taimiao to fulfill their vows. God will surely bless Western Chu with prosperity and prosperity."

After hearing what he said, Queen Wei looked cheerful, and in a blink of an eye she looked at An Zixun who was beside He Lianqing.

"It's Xiaotong's daughter." She smiled, "You were a little girl at the time, and you married Qing'er in no time." She liked An Zixun quite a bit, and specially ordered her to sit beside her.

Although the queen doesn't manage the harem, her natal family is powerful, the prince is her only son, and Helian Yufeng and her husband and wife are of course respected and loved. An Zixun is liked by her, and everyone here is not envious .

Don't look at those people's eyes, of course she understands this, but with the Queen's order, it's not bad for her to be away from Helianqing's side for the time being, An Zixun bowed to thank her and sat down obediently.

He Lianqing also did as she wished, just sat down on one side with Hua Qianyou in his arms, everyone knew that he married two wives at the same time, among them, Mrs. Hua was born in poverty, and she was very beautiful, and today she also married Palace, presumably it occupies a certain place in his heart.

After drinking for three rounds, someone suggested some singing and dancing to add to the fun. The prince's family members here seem to have come prepared, and the singing, dancing, calligraphy and painting are all first-class and amazing.

When it was Helianqing's turn, he glanced at Hua Qianyou and asked her what she meant. Hua Qianyou smiled and nodded, "Qianyou is making a fool of herself and singing a little tune to cheer everyone up."

She doesn't use any musical instruments and sings clearly.Natural and unadorned simplicity, each note unfolds slowly, like a ray of breeze blowing by, with a flawless voice.

At the end of the song, even Helian Yufeng admired his singing.

"I don't know what Princess Qing is going to perform?" Concubine Shu turned her gaze to her, together with everyone else.

She is actually very noticeable today. From the very beginning when I came in, I felt that everyone's eyes were almost on her bun. It must be the pearl hairpin. I heard that this pearl hairpin was Ying Guifei's favorite during her lifetime. Beside Weihou, An Zixun also noticed Helian Yufeng's eyes a few times.

Helian Yufeng had already started to hate her because of the tiger talisman, but this time she was wearing Concubine Ying's beloved item, so I don't know what he was thinking.

It was given by He Lianqing, at first she didn't want to wear it, but in the end she accidentally took it out.

An Zixun secretly groaned in her heart, An Zongbai is a military general, and Jin Xiaotong is also a martial arts practitioner. Since she was a child, she didn't like those piano, chess, calligraphy and painting things. As for singing, Hua Qianyou, Zhuyu, and dancing, she I really couldn't get it out a few times.

"Princess, everyone is here to have fun, so you can come too." He Lianqing, who was only interested in being intimate with Hua Qianyou, stood up unexpectedly and walked over.

An Zixun was stunned, only to hear He Lianqing suddenly stretched out his arms and hugged her in his arms, as if feeling a little drunk, and whispered in her ear in an intimate manner.

"Everything is up to me." He said in a low voice.

Unsure of what he was selling, An Zixun said softly, "What on earth do you want? I'm really not proficient in musical instruments!"

He Lianqing narrowed his eyes, "Not proficient? How did you lure me to you in the middle of the night?"

Before An Zixun came back to his senses, Helian Yufeng said, "What is Princess Qing going to do to add to the fun?"

"Actually, I..." As soon as she opened her mouth, He Lianqing interrupted her.

He raised his face and even said confidently to Helian Yufeng, "Father, you will find out after a while."

"Helian Qing!" She secretly tugged on his shirt.

But he gave her an evil look with a smirk on his face, no matter where it was, he lowered his head and kissed her on the cheek.

He Lianqing's unrestrained behavior, everyone here knows that he usually likes it, but his doting on An Zixun is surprising, from the moment he came in, he never stopped following her figure.

Wei Yuan's calm face moved a little when she saw it in her eyes. She had seen such eyes before. It was a man's undisguised desire to possess the person in front of him.

She inadvertently looked at Helian Yufeng beside him, his eyes were dark and unclear, when she saw Helianqing treating An Zixun like this, she obviously felt a little anger from him.

Concentrating her eyes, Wei Yuan subconsciously looked at her son He Lianchen, who was also staring at her, his eyes moved slightly, Wei Yuan understood.

Xianqin is a common musical instrument in the sea area, Xichu is not popular here at all, she did not bring it here in a hurry when she entered the palace today, and she did not expect that there would be a performance, even if she sent someone back to get it, it would be too late.

After thinking about it, An Zixun took a few shallow porcelain bowls, opened them one by one, and added water one by one. Then stop.

Pick up a pair of chopsticks, tap the mouth of the bowl lightly with the handle, the chopsticks landed on the edge of each bowl, making a crisp sound, but the sound and color are completely different, and it sounds chaotic.

After trying it a few times, she said to those present who didn't know what she was going to do, "Everyone, An Zixun doesn't know how to play an instrument, so I'll use this to cheer everyone up today."

When she raised her hand again, the music sounded as the chopsticks landed on the side of the bowl. She dexterously gestured and tapped one by one. The water surface in the bowl rippled layer after layer due to the impact. The notes seemed to have aura, and gradually rose and fell with her gestures. flow into a melody.

Helian Yufeng frowned suddenly after hearing this, the music...

No one would have thought that those seemingly inconspicuous small bowls filled with water would immediately turn into a musical instrument under her percussion, and everyone was staring at it intently.

Only He Lianqing lowered his head and slowly tasted the wine in the glass, and looked up at the man sitting high above.

Look at that expression, does he still remember?Beiyan folk songs, when I was young, my mother and concubine would often sing them, and that person would stand outside the door and listen.Never come in, just walk away after listening.

Listening to the princess who died because of him, singing the song of missing her homeland.

He didn't understand it at the time, thinking that his father didn't like it, but later he realized that it was the concubine mother who reminded himself and tortured himself in this way.

The eldest princess of Beiyan should commit suicide after the subjugation of the country, which is the pride of a princess; but she became the noble concubine of the enemy country, and she committed herself to others to live a meager life, and even gave birth to a child for the man who killed her Xie's royal family.

What she has to bear is the shame of the subjugation of the country, as well as the rejection of the people of the world.

I'm sorry Qinger...

She's going to end up hating her like this.

Concubine Mu, it's not you who are sorry, but the man who made you suffer half your life.

Ten years apart, what would it be like to hear it again?
He didn't know what Helian Yufeng would think?What he wants to see is, has that man forgotten?If he forgets, he has nothing to say, this time his plan will fail; if it is useless to forget, then don't blame him for scheming.

After hitting the last note, An Zixun slowly got up.

This Beiyan song, when she saw Helian Yufeng's expression, she somewhat understood why Helianqing insisted on her performing, and subconsciously asked her to play this song.

Beiyan and Concubine Ying should be untouchable by Helian Yufeng.

Helian Yufeng glanced at Helian Qing who was drinking leisurely, he smiled calmly, "Princess Qing's song reminds me of many past events, not bad."

"Thank you for your compliment, An Zixun is not good at musical instruments, and this piece is still very unfamiliar." She walked over quietly.

"It doesn't matter if your skills are unfamiliar, the most important thing is to put your heart into it." He turned his head and asked Wei Yuan, "Queen, think about it for me, how should I reward these children today, I'm a little too drunk, so I'll stop here tonight Bar."

Xie Cheng waited on Helian Yufeng to retreat, and Wei Yuan's reward was quite generous, and the family banquet on New Year's Eve passed by without incident.

The deep palace is quiet, and Wei Yuan is used to quietness. After tonight's bustle, she felt a little headache. She has ignored the affairs of the harem for many years. She looked at He Lianqing and An Zixun. Supported by more than [-] troops, the Jin family in the South China Sea is a powerful backer.

Xie Hongying, you have planned everything for your son, you really plan ahead. I have never underestimated you, but I still have to admire your ability.

After ten years, even if you die, it still affects some people.

It's just a pity...

Maintain a beautiful face, showing a trace of mercy.

From the day Helian Yufeng brought her back, Wei Yuan understood that with Xie Hongying's existence, she would not be able to truly get Helian Yufeng. only woman.

Sandalwood was lit in the bedroom, Wei Yuan came in and knelt quietly in front of the Buddhist altar, turning the beads in her hand.

The door rang and someone came in.

"Mother's queen." He Lianchen said in a gentle voice, staring at the woman kneeling in front of the Buddhist altar.

"Chen'er." Wei Yuan opened her eyes, "Is it because of your younger brother that you want to see your mother tonight?"

"It's also to meet my mother, I haven't seen you out for a long time." He walked up to Wei Yuan and helped her up.

"The queen mother is half a monk, and she seldom cares about the affairs of the harem. Chen'er, you are the prince now, and the throne of Western Chu will be yours in the future. The queen mother prays to God every day in front of the Buddha, bless the prosperity of Western Chu, and bless me. I'm safe." She spoke as if she no longer cared much about the world.

He Lianqing smiled lightly after hearing this, "Why does the queen mother still think that my son can sit on this throne?" Under the dim candlelight, his expression was indifferent but showing a ruthless expression.

Among the more than ten princes, his expression is actually the most similar to Helian Yufeng. Sometimes Wei Yuan looks at him, as if she can recall the difficult years that he and Helian Yufeng have gone through together.

He promised her that he would respect her for the rest of his life, and that the throne would only be given to Chen'er.

"What's wrong with you child? Your father has long appointed you as the prince, what are you worried about?" Wei Yuan comforted him with a calm expression.

"The queen mother, the son is just the prince. At the beginning, the son Jin was the emperor's most beloved grandson, so he died in the hands of the emperor." He slowly half-kneeled in front of Wei Yuan, "There is no other meaning, the son is just Thinking of the past."

Why didn't Wei Yuan think about this? Helian Yufeng is gentle and moist as jade. When he was the unfavorable Lord Jianzhang, he seemed to care about nothing and only cared about having fun with her every day. In fact, his methods are so sharp and vicious. It was also the reason why she insisted on marrying him in the first place.

In the battle of the royal family, only those who are indispensable for such tactics, scheming, patience, and means will be the king.

Chen'er not only resembles him in spirit, but also resembles him very much in this respect.

"You're worried that Qing'er will fight, and it's not that you don't know that he won't live long. If that's the case, why don't you allow him to live longer." Wei Yuan's expression darkened.

"Mother, why do you feel sorry for the third younger brother? When Concubine Ying Gui was alive, you were the queen and you had to show courtesy to her. She is a subjugated princess, and it is a great honor to be favored by the emperor. Yeye shed tears because she took away the favor of the father, and felt uncomfortable. Even if she is gone, the father still thinks of her well, and the doting on the third brother is obvious to everyone. I promised you not to hurt the third brother. Brother, allow him to live a few more years. Is my son not good enough for him? Horse riding, archery, and martial arts are all taught by my son himself, but how is he doing now?"

"The queen mother knows that among all your brothers, Qing'er is the only one who is capable of competing with you for the throne. But you have to know that if your father doesn't let him go for a day, you will still be the only heir to the throne of Western Chu."

He Lianchen held Wei Yuan's palm, "Did you see today, the third younger brother is reminding the father of his friendship with the imperial concubine in the past, and the minister has been watching him all the time. The third younger brother seems to be going on a long journey recently, but because of the tiger talisman, the father Things haven't calmed down yet, he asked An Zixun to perform that song tonight, if Erchen guessed right, he started to act."

There was a moment of silence, "Mother, the third brother will live for a day, and my son will really not be able to sleep well." He Lianchen's voice was very soft.

Wei Yuan was silent for a long time, her palm was slightly cold, and the Buddhist beads in her hand suddenly slipped from her fingers.

"The queen mother understands." Her voice was as calm as before, but the prayer beads were forgotten by her and covered with dust.

(End of this chapter)