prosperous power pet

Chapter 318 Desire
Song Qinghuan was startled, and raised her eyes to look at Shen Chuhan, her brows and eyes were full of surprise.

Xiao Zhuo?　
Xiao Zhuo is now just a small iron armored guard captain, logically speaking, he is not qualified to participate in this palace banquet, why did Emperor Zhao appoint him to participate?

Reminiscent of the last time Jun Wan made his mind on Xiao Zhuo, Song Qinghuan couldn't help frowning.

Could it be... this matter has something to do with Junwan?

As if seeing Song Qinghuan's thoughts, Shen Chuhan said, "I have already told Xiao Zhuo about Jun Wan. He is not interested in Jun Wan. With me around, it is impossible for Emperor Zhao to directly give Jun Wan to him." .”

After a pause, his tone slowed down a bit, "No matter what, Xiao Zhuo must attend today's palace banquet. As for what Emperor Zhao intends to do, we will know later. Ah Wan don't have to worry. Mastering most of them is more than enough to protect one person."

Hearing Shen Chuhan's words with certainty, Song Qinghuan relaxed his mind.

"By the way, I received news that Jun Xi and the others will be able to arrive in Lindu today. I have asked people to settle them in the outskirts of the city. I will take you to see her when I have time."

Song Qinghuan's eyes lit up, "Jun Xi finally arrived?!"

Junxi came from Jian'an. Although Song Yan is too busy to take care of her now and doesn't have much time to take care of her, just to be on the safe side, Junxi and his party were very cautious along the way. In order not to leave any traces, they took some long detours. It took a little longer.

Although Shen Chuhan's people were escorting them all the way, Song Qinghuan couldn't let go of Jun Xi's group until they arrived in Lindu, but now that they finally arrived, their hearts were relieved.

"Is she and Xiaoshizi okay?" Song Qinghuan asked.

Shen Chuhan nodded, stretched out his hand to untie the belt around his waist, and prepared to change into the court clothes, "Don't worry, Wan, my people will protect you all the way, except for some fatigue, she and Xiao Shizi are all well." Seeing the anxious look in Song Qinghuan's eyes He took the initiative to propose, "If Ah Wan is in a hurry to see them, after the palace banquet, I will take you there to see them."

"Okay." Song Qinghuan smiled, stretched out Shen Chuhan's hand to take off his court clothes, and ordered Shen Xing to fetch the long robe worn at the palace banquet.

"Bring that sea-blue brocade robe over here." Shen Chuhan glanced at Shen Xing's back, and ordered in a deep voice.

Shen Xing should be, and entered the inner room.

Song Qinghuan looked at him in surprise.Shen Chuhan doesn't pay much attention to clothes on weekdays, why did he take the initiative to choose them today?Could it be that he really valued this palace banquet, but—this is obviously not something he would do.

Shen Chuhan glanced at her with a smile, "What's wrong?"

"How did you think of wearing blue?"

Shen Chuhan smiled lightly and said nothing, but his shining eyes fell on Song Qinghuan, and the corners of his eyes and brows revealed a moving stream of light.

Song Qinghuan looked down and suddenly realized.

What she is wearing today is also a water-blue brocade brocade with heavy lotus silk painting twelve pieces of immortality. The hem of the skirt is embroidered with lotus patterns. When she walks, the hem of the skirt flutters like clouds.

Couple outfit?
Song Qinghuan pursed her lips and smiled, unexpectedly, Shen Chuhan still had such small thoughts.

Shen Xing quickly took the robe that Shen Chuhan wanted, and Song Qinghuan helped him put it on, and tidied it up again. Seeing that it was almost time, the group left the palace and prepared to enter the palace.

The prepared carriage was already waiting outside the door, and the driver was Mu Bai.

Seeing them coming out, Mu Bai came up to greet them.

Song Qinghuan nodded in agreement, her eyes seemed to sweep across his waist inadvertently—empty.It seems that after being teased by himself last time, Mu Bai has a thin skin and has already taken off the sachet that Rong Zheng gave him.

She couldn't help pursing her lips and snickering.

The more this is the case, the more it can be seen that Mu Bai really has a heart for Rong Zheng.Otherwise, if you are open-minded, why do you care so much about other people's opinions?
Compared with Xuan Ying, Mu Bai's temperament is much more outgoing and cheerful, but emotionally, he also seems to be shy.But it's no wonder that although Rong Zheng is only the daughter of a merchant, she is also the lady of a wealthy family after all, and Mu Bai is only a bodyguard now, probably because she is afraid that she is not good enough for her, so she dare not reveal it.

"What's the matter, Wan?" Seeing Song Qinghuan's footsteps pause slightly, Shen Chuhan looked down at her.

Song Qinghuan shook his head, got into the carriage with the support of Liu Yue and Shen Xing, took the little princess from the wet nurse, and Shen Chuhan also got into the carriage.

Liu Yue, Shen Xing and the wet nurse got into the carriage behind.

After several people sat down, Mu Bai raised his whip, and the carriage drove towards the palace quickly.

After a cup of tea, Zhaoguo Palace arrived.

Today's palace banquet, Emperor Zhao said it was a family banquet, so he didn't invite too many people. Only a few court officials came, and they were all important people, so there were not many people at the palace gate.

Mu Bai stopped outside the palace gate, and drove the carriage to the shed, while Song Qinghuan and Shen Chuhan brought Liu Yue and the others into the palace.

Today's palace banquet is held in Jinrong Hall.

Just now when they entered the palace, a servant came forward and led them all the way to Jinrong Hall.

It was winter now, and the weather was getting colder. A thick felt curtain had been hung on the door of the Jinrong Hall to isolate the cold wind outside the hall.

There were quite a few court ladies in green shirts standing at the entrance of the hall, their expressions were solemn and respectful, and there was a faint noise coming from the hall.

After reaching the high rank, the court lady saluted and opened the felt curtain.

The servant in red standing outside the hall sang loudly——

"King Han has arrived—Consort Han has arrived—Princess Yijia has arrived—"

Song Qinghuan hugged the little princess, and entered the Jinrong Hall together with Shen Chuhan.

There are windows on all sides of the hall, and sunlight pours in from the window sills, making the hall transparent. In addition, there is a charcoal fire burning in the hall. As soon as you step in, you will feel a wave of heat rushing towards your face, driving away the chill on your body.

As soon as they entered, the conversation in the hall stopped abruptly, and everyone looked at them one after another, and all kinds of eyes fell on them at the same time.

Although it has been several months since they returned to Zhao Country, every time the two of them appeared, they naturally became the focus of everyone's attention.

Song Qinghuan glanced coldly around, taking a panoramic view of the people who came today.

They are the protagonists, and they came late. Now the hall is empty except for the two seats of the first emperor and the queen, and the other seats are almost full.

In addition to the queen, the concubine who came this time is also the concubine Shu Yue, Jun Han's mother concubine.Jun Han's death seemed to have dealt a big blow to Concubine De. Although her face was well maintained, the vicissitudes of time were evident in her eyes. When she saw Song Qinghuan and Shen Chuhan coming in, she only glanced at her calmly, and quickly withdrew her eyes bowed his head.

Song Qinghuan heard from Shen Chuhan that De Concubine's father, Shu Deyi, had said a few words for him in the court hall about the matter of confessing his relatives with blood, which seemed to be a gesture of goodwill.However, Shen Chuhan knew in his heart that the Shu family was also ambitious, and even if they were in an alliance now, they might turn their backs and deny them at any time.

Therefore, regarding the attitudes of the Shu family and Concubine De, Shen Chuhan only wanted to get along on the bright side, and did not want to have a close friendship.

Probably because he sensed Shen Chuhan's distrust of himself and the entire Shu family, Shu Deyi's originally enthusiastic mind also cooled down a lot.Now that Jun Han is dead, he has little chance of making a comeback in the court. The reason why he is friendly to Shen Chuhan is because he knows that once Jun Che takes power, the first thing the Wei family and Jun Che will have to deal with is that they have been The deadly enemy - the Shu family.

Since Shen Chuhan didn't want to join forces, he couldn't force others to make things difficult for him, so he restrained himself a little in time to wait for the next suitable opportunity.Currently, for him and the Shu family, as long as Jun Che and Shen Chuhan are still fighting openly and secretly, they will be safe for the time being.

Song Qinghuan knew the Shu family's attitude towards them, so she was not surprised to see Shu Yue's expression was calm.

Sitting below is Duan Wang Junche and Duan Wang's side concubine Xue Yuqing.

Xue Yuqing knew immediately at the first sight today that she had been well-dressed. She was wearing a palace gown with brocade makeup and satin dyed lotus red and Sichuan embroidered lotus pattern, which made her skin as white as jade.It's a pity that Xue Yuqing was not a girl from a wealthy family. Among such a crowd of dragons and phoenixes, she seemed too weak, and her expression was timid, and she couldn't bear such a bright color.

Beauty is beauty, but it has no soul.

Beside them, sat Junwan.When Song Qinghuan looked over, Jun Wan had already lowered her head and stopped looking at them. From Song Qinghuan's angle, she could only see her pointed chin and slightly pale face.

Today she is wearing a beige skirt with tiny gypsophila embroidered on it, and her black hair is tied into a weeping willow bun, tied with a ruby-stringed rice bead hairpin. She looks elegant and very low-key. .

Song Qinghuan hooked the corners of her lips.

It seems that she was "hurt" by Shen Chuhan that day, but she learned to be more well-behaved today?However, Song Qinghuan knew very well in his heart that with Jun Wan's temperament, it was absolutely impossible to let it go, and the appearance today was just for them to see.

In addition to these few, there were also several important court officials and relatives sitting in the hall, and Shu Deyi was naturally among them, but like Concubine De, he only glanced at them roughly, then looked away, as if to avoid suspicion, Significantly warm.

And Xiao Zhuo, because of the lowest official position, was sitting at the place closest to the gate of the palace. Seeing them coming in, he looked up at them with a smile on his lips.

When it comes to formal occasions, Xiao Zhuo is quite awe-inspiring. Wearing dark blue narrow-sleeved riding clothes, with black hair tied up, he looks dignified and upright, and he can't see the shy appearance in private at all.After all, it was a person who was fought on the battlefield, even if he was sitting among so many royal relatives, relatives, court officials, he did not show any panic or embarrassment on his face.

Song Qinghuan nodded slightly, and also looked away.

The maids serving in the hall stepped forward and led Song Qinghuan and Shen Chuhan into their seats.The two of them are the protagonists today, so the seats are arranged at the front, just to the right of Jun Che, and to the lower right of the seats of the Empress and Emperor Zhao.

Song Qinghuan and Shen Chuhan took their seats, and there was a seat specially arranged for maids behind them. Liu Yue, Shen Xing and the wet nurse also knelt down and took over the little Princess from Song Qinghuan's hands.

Jun Che glanced at her, but didn't speak, there was a sinister aura in his eyes.

Song Qinghuan just pretended not to know, sitting on the table, clasping his hands on his knees, his posture was calm and elegant, causing people to stare at him frequently.

Although Jun Wan looks calm on the face, his heart is full of turmoil.

After returning from King Han's mansion that day, she was sad for several days.

She knew that her thoughts on Shen Chuhan were not to be tolerated by the world, and she had tried her best not to show it before, but that day when she saw Shen Chuhan and Song Qinghuan's concubine love in the palace, it hurt her eyes. Unable to hold back, he revealed his true inner thoughts.

Shen Chuhan didn't know what was going on in her mind, but she thought, with Song Qinghuan's penetrating mind, she probably guessed something.

This made her feel a little flustered for no reason.

Once Brother Sanhuang knew his unspeakable feelings for him, what would he think of himself?Do you feel disgusted?In the midst of entanglement and tension, Jun Wan waited for today.

At this time, she didn't know what Shen Chuhan was thinking in her heart, so she didn't dare to look at him directly, she just bit her lower lip tightly, feeling the overwhelming pain in her heart.

After finally waiting for Shen Chuhan and Song Qinghuan to take their seats, she raised her head and cautiously looked in the direction where they were sitting.

There was a commotion in the hall again.

But when her gaze fell on Shen Chuhan, everything around her seemed to have stopped, and only that handsome figure remained in her eyes, occupying her entire vision, and the flame in her heart kept clamoring upwards.

The five fingers tightened, and the eyes were covered with desire.

She really wanted... She really wanted to touch his cool skin, really wanted to appear beside him openly, really wanted to look up at him unscrupulously.But all of this is impossible.

But Song Qinghuan beside him can occupy all his good things.

His eyes slowly moved to Song Qinghuan who was beside Shen Chuhan.

Today she was wearing a water-blue jacket and skirt, matching the sea-blue brocade robe on Shen Chuhan's body. Sitting together, she was so harmonious, as if a sharp knife had pierced her eyes mercilessly.

Originally thought that Shen Chuhan categorically rejected her request that day, and she should give up. However, when she actually saw him, she realized that she couldn't let Shen Chuhan go no matter what.Even if she was going to hell in the end, she was not willing to just watch him play so harmoniously with other women.

She would rather he be alone all his life!I would rather not have any women around him!
In this way, no woman can touch him.

Jun Wan completely walked into a dead end, her psychology became more and more distorted, the jealousy in her heart was clamoring to burst out, her eyes were darkened, her brand-new skirt was ripped out of layers of folds, and the veins on the back of her hands burst out.

Emperor Zhao and the queen have not come yet.

Xue Yuqing on the side was a little bored, and happened to have some friendship with Jun Wan at Princess Yijia's [-]-day banquet last time, so she turned her head to talk to Jun Wan, and when she turned her eyes, she saw her gloomy look. Xue Yuqing was startled by that fierce gaze.

"Yunhe?" She subconsciously asked in surprise.

Jun Wan's body trembled, she suddenly came back to her senses, and quickly lowered her eyelids to hide the strange color in her eyes.When he raised his head again, the obedient clarity had returned to his eyes.

Xue Yuqing frowned, unconsciously raised her hand and rubbed her eyes.

Jun Wan's face changed so quickly, and she returned to her familiar cute appearance in an instant, so that Xue Yuqing wondered if she had misjudged her just now.

A strange color flashed across Jun Wan's eyes, and she smiled sweetly at Xue Yuqing, "Second Sister-in-law, what's wrong?"

Seeing her pure and harmless appearance, Xue Yuqing finally calmed down her beating heart a little bit, and also smiled, "What is Yun He thinking? He seems to be engrossed."

Jun Wan blinked her eyelashes, looked in the direction of Shen Chuhan and Song Qinghuan, pursed her lips and smiled, with a look of envy in her eyes, "It's nothing, I just found that the clothes that Brother Sanhuang and Sister Sanhuang are wearing today are very similar, I'm afraid... Do it on purpose."

As he spoke, his voice paused, "I didn't expect Brother Sanhuang to look cold and cold on weekdays, but he was so caring."

She restrained the turbulent jealousy in her heart, and her tone sounded like an ordinary sigh, which was not inappropriate, but in Xue Yuqing's eyes, she was a little worried.

They are also princesses, Xue Yuqing couldn't help feeling sad when she looked at her situation and then at herself.

She knew that Jun Che had always been dissatisfied with herself.

Although she is a prostitute, she is only from an insignificant collateral line of the Xue family. In addition, the emperor does not like the Xue family recently. Whether it is the queen or the children of the Xue family who are officials in the court, the recent situation is very difficult. Some are struggling.

Therefore, Junche's attitude towards himself has become worse recently.

She knew that her appearance was not outstanding enough, and her family background was not good, so she had tried her best to win Jun Che's favor.Knowing that Song Qinghuan would also be coming because she was going to the palace today, she got up early, dressed up carefully, and even changed into the new palace dress made by Xiu Niang. However, when she went out, Jun Che I only glanced at it hastily, but there was no reaction at all.

Originally, he could comfort himself, but he may be cold-tempered and doesn't like to show it on the surface. As long as he goes to the palace and compares others, Jun Che will definitely be able to see his goodness.

however--

After Song Qinghuan came in, her self-confidence was completely shattered.

Song Qinghuan only wore an ordinary water-blue twelve-piece fairy dress, and only light makeup was applied on her face, but such an ordinary attire immediately became lively on her body, making her fairy-like, maybe Because of being a mother, there is an ethereal clarity between her brows and eyes, but also a touch of seductive charm, every frown and smile makes people unable to open their eyes at all.

She peeked at her secretly. Since Song Qinghuan came in, Jun Che had already peeked at her several times. Although the expression on his face was unclear, it was enough to make her feel very sad.

Now that Jun Wan mentioned this, the hands on his knees were clenched violently, and the smile on his face suddenly became forced.

Junwan sneered in his heart.

She knew that Xue Yuqing was too petty, and the Second Emperor didn't like her. Compared to the happy Song Qinghuan, Xue Yuqing would be jealous of Song Qinghuan.

But for her, the more people who hated Song Qinghuan, the happier she would be.If it is possible, maybe he can secretly use the method of borrowing a knife to kill, so as not to dirty her hands, and not to let Song Qinghuan continue to be an eyesore in front of him.

"Yes." Xue Yuqing agreed dryly, "King Han is really kind to Princess Han."

"Second Brother is also kind to Second Emperor's Sister-in-law." Jun Wan said innocently, looking at Xue Yuqing with a sincere smile.

Seeing what she said, Xue Yuqing felt more and more uncomfortable, and her expression froze for a moment.

At this time, a loud announcement from the servant suddenly came from outside the hall——

"The emperor is coming - the queen is coming -"

As the words fell, the figures of Emperor Zhao and the Empress appeared at the entrance of the hall. Both of them were dressed in ordinary clothes, which was not considered grand, but they also possessed the majesty that emperors and empresses should have.

The queen seemed to be in a bad mood, she kept a straight face all the time, walked to the top seat and sat down without looking sideways.

Everyone shouted long live and bowed to the ground to salute.

Emperor Zhao waved his hand, glanced over, saw that everyone was almost here, cleared his throat and said, "I called everyone here today to welcome King Han and Princess Han, it's just an ordinary palace banquet, you don't have to be restrained. "

He didn't say where Song Qinghuan and Shen Chuhan went, and everyone knew it well, so they didn't ask much.

Emperor Zhao's move was clearly to show his attitude.

Recently, Junche has become more and more powerful, and there seem to be more ministers who secretly turn to him in the court. These courtiers are very clear in their hearts. The emperor's move is to warn these people.

I heard that Emperor Zhao was a little displeased when King Han was going to accompany Princess Han to Yu Kingdom, but he did not expect to hold a reception banquet for them this time. Not sure, the courtiers who hold great power also have to weigh it carefully.

The crowd joined in.

Emperor Zhao exchanged some greetings, then looked at Shen Chuhan, "Third brother, is Yijia's health better?"

Shen Chuhan nodded, "Thank you, Father, for your concern, it's almost better now."

"Yijia was born prematurely, so it's inevitable that she's weak. If you need any medicinal supplements, feel free to tell me." Emperor Zhao looked kindly.

"My son thanked Father Emperor on Yijia's behalf."

At this time, the queen who had not spoken all this time suddenly said coldly, "During the time King Han and Princess Han left, I was worried that the servants in the mansion would not take good care of Yijia, so I wanted to take her to live in the palace, but I didn't expect that this servant would be bold, evading Yijia's poor health, and saying that he wanted to take care of her in the mansion. What? Are you still worried that I can't take care of Yijia? This servant of Prince Han's mansion is really an eye No master, it seems that you should be well-educated!"

These words were clearly intended to raise the teacher's question and belittle Song Qinghuan by the way.

After all, Song Qinghuan, as the mistress of the palace, isn't it her fault that her servants are not well disciplined?

Recently, Emperor Zhao didn't want to see the Xue family, and the empress was already simmering with anger. Hearing Emperor Zhao speak in such a pleasant manner, her heart became even more angry, and the words she said were also tinged with thorns.

The atmosphere was tense for a while.

Song Qinghuan's eyes turned, the corners of her lips curled up, and she said with a smile, "The empress misunderstood, the servants in the house are also following orders."

The queen snorted coldly, "Follow orders? Who order?"

"Of course it's my son's order." Song Qing smiled happily.

"So, Princess Han thinks that I can't take care of Yijia well?"

Song Qing smiled happily, "It's not that I don't think the mother can't take care of Yijia. It's just that the mother has never given birth to a child, so I probably don't know that raising a newborn is a particularly exhausting task, and I don't want the mother to work too hard. .”

After the words fell, the queen's face suddenly sank, and her sharp and vicious eyes shot at Song Qinghuan.

(End of this chapter)