prosperous power pet

Chapter 366 I'm going to be the father again

late at night.

The shadows of the trees are flickering, and the cool wind blows by, making rustling sounds.

A figure appeared in the dark night, and hurriedly walked towards the brightly lit palace ahead.Walking to the door, the man waved to the maid on duty at the door.

When the maid saw the person coming, she nodded and hurried into the hall. Soon, another maid came out behind him——

But it was Yingluo who served beside the queen.

Yingluo looked around, and soon saw the black figure under the tree, without hesitation, she walked over quickly.

"Sister Yingluo." The visitor saluted her and spoke cautiously.

"Is there any news?" Yingluo glanced at him and lowered her voice.

The person who came nodded, his voice was broken amidst the rustling of the leaves, "The emperor has promised to hold a flower viewing feast."

Yingluo's eyebrows lit up, and she couldn't help asking, "Really?"

The visitor nodded again, but there was some hesitation on his face.

Yingluo sensitively saw his hesitation, glanced at him, and asked, "What else?"

The visitor thought for a while, and then said, "The emperor has decided that this flower viewing banquet will be organized by Concubine De."

"What did you say?" Yingluo frowned, and couldn't help but exclaimed.

For so many years, the flower viewing banquet has always been handled by the queen herself, but this time it was suddenly handed over to Concubine De. Isn't this a slap in the face of the queen?

Thinking of the queen's reaction when she heard the news, Yingluo couldn't help shivering.

"Are you sure?" She couldn't help asking.

The man nodded.

"I see." Yingluo sighed secretly, looking at the person who came, "You go back first, don't let anyone find out. If the empress has something to order, she will send someone to look for you quietly."

"Yes. Sister Yingluo, I'll go first." The man nodded in agreement, saluted and said goodbye.

Yingluo nodded, turned around and hurried into the brightly lit palace again.

The people behind watched her disappear, Fang turned around and walked in the opposite direction.The lights in the distance projected over and sprinkled on him, revealing a young and smart face——

It was the little Fuzi who was serving by the emperor's side.

Xiao Fuzi hooked the corners of his lips inexplicably, and the gleam in his eyes made his ordinary face look a little brighter.He strode into the shadows and quickly disappeared into the boundless night.

On the other side, Yingluo hurried into the hall.

The queen had just finished bathing, and she was sitting at the vanity table, holding a small ox horn comb, combing her soft black hair, occasionally glancing at herself in the carved bronze mirror.

Suddenly, she saw a silver light flashing on the top of her head, she couldn't help frowning, she approached the bronze mirror, and looked carefully.It's just that the bronze mirror is blurry, and her posture is a bit inconvenient, so she can't see it very clearly.

Feeling faintly uneasy, she put down the comb, looked at the maid serving at the side, and called coldly, "Liuli."

"Your maidservant is here." Liuli hurriedly took two steps forward, and respectfully agreed.

"Show me, what's on this head?" The queen pointed to the place where the silver light flashed just now.In fact, I already had some guesses in my heart, but I always refused to say those two words.

Liuli followed the point she was pointing at, secretly startled, glanced at the queen's sinister face, swallowed, and Fang dryly said, "When... Hui Niangniang, it seems... It seems to be a white hair."

The queen's clenched hand clenched into a fist suddenly, her nails dug into her palm, and there was a burst of pain.

Liuli felt uneasy in her heart, not knowing whether she should say something or not.At this time, I heard the queen say with a sullen face, "Pull it off."

Liuli shuddered, and hurriedly answered yes, then found a pair of small scissors, and carefully cut off the white hair.

The queen stretched her hand back, her expression unclear.

Liuli didn't know what she wanted, after thinking about it, she handed over the white hair in her hand tremblingly.

The queen took it, tightly clamping her two pale fingers. The white hair could not be seen clearly under the light of the candle, but it was indeed...not a glossy black color.

There was an inexplicable anger welling up in my heart.

She flicked her hand violently, and the white hair fluttered down from her hand.She leaned forward, staring straight at herself in the mirror, and touched the corners of her eyes with her fingers.

Although it was well maintained, there were still faint fine lines there, which clearly showed that she was no longer young.

There was a gloomy look in the Queen's eyes, and she bit down on Shen, her face was dark, and no one knew what she was thinking.

At this time, there was a rush of footsteps outside the hall.

Soon, the bead curtain moved.Liuli turned her head and saw Yingluo walking in. She felt relieved and breathed a sigh of relief for no reason.

The empress's mood has been too cloudy and uncertain recently. She was serving here alone, but she felt the pressure was enormous, and she broke out in a cold sweat in just a moment.Only when Yingluo came in did she feel that she had a backbone, and she couldn't help but relax a little.

After all, compared to her, the queen obviously trusts Yingluo more.In the past, she was still a little unconvinced. She was obviously a court lady who served her personally, so why did the empress favor Yingluo so much.But after this period of time, she no longer thought so.

It is said that accompanying a king is like accompanying a tiger, she feels that serving the queen is the same.Maybe when she suddenly became in a bad mood, and as the maids she served closely, the queen's anger and depression were the first to vent on them.

While her thoughts were flying here, Liuli heard the queen say coldly, "What did you say?"

Liuli immediately came back to her senses, and timidly looked at the queen and Yingluo.

Yingluo opened her lips, and just about to speak, the queen's cold eyes suddenly glanced at Liuli, which startled her, and hurriedly lowered her head, not daring to look again.

"Liuli, you go down first." The queen stared at her for a moment, and finally spoke in a low voice.

Liuli let out a sigh of relief.Although the empress obviously did not trust her, to Liuli, as long as she could leave this place, it was more important than anything else, so she quickly nodded in agreement, and said respectfully, "Yes, this servant will leave."

Said, turned and walked away quickly.

The queen withdrew her gaze from her back, and looked at Yingluo coolly, "Speak."

Yingluo calmed herself down, glanced at the expression on the queen's face, and then said, "Little Fuzi said, the emperor has agreed to hold a flower viewing feast.

The queen twitched the corners of her lips with a half-smile, "Finally, there is someone to do something."

Yingluo swallowed, and was very reluctant to say the next thing, but if she didn't say it now, the queen would find out in a few days, she would be even more furious, so she thought about it for a moment, and then said again, "Your Majesty, little Fuzi... Said one thing."

"What's the matter?" The Queen rolled her eyes.

Yingluo pondered for a moment, then bit the bullet and said, "Little Fuzi said, the emperor has decided to entrust this flower viewing banquet to... to concubine De to manage..."

When the voice fell, the air seemed to freeze suddenly.

Yingluo lowered her head, not daring to look at the empress's expression, but she knew without even thinking about it, the empress must have a terrifying expression at this moment, and she only prayed that the anger would not spread to herself.

However, the expected storm did not come, and after waiting for a while, no movement was heard. Yingluo couldn't bear it anymore, and quietly raised her head to look at the queen.

Seeing this, he was stunned.

The queen's expression was calm, her eyes were a little out of focus, as if she was thinking about something, her eyes were dark.

Just when she was in a daze, the queen suddenly looked up, Yingluo was startled, and hurriedly looked away.

"I know." The next moment, the queen's sullen voice finally rang out, and after a pause, she said, "Go and find out tomorrow when the flower viewing feast will start."

"Yes." Yingluo answered with her head bowed, feeling somewhat worried because she didn't know what kind of medicine was sold in the Queen's gourd.

"I'm tired, you can serve me to bed." The queen said again.

Yingluo was startled.

That's it... that's it?Without any anger?

"Why are you still standing still?" The queen's face darkened, and her breath obviously sank.

"Yes, yes." Yingluo returned to her senses in a hurry, stepped forward to help the queen up and walked towards the bed.

After waiting for the queen to get on the couch and extinguishing the candles, Yingluo retreated lightly.

There is a bright moon outside the window, and the clear light of the moonlight sprinkles into the hall through the window paper, creating a gentle and watery atmosphere in the world.

The queen was lying on the bed, tightly clutching the brocade quilt with her fingers, staring wide-eyed, staring at the bright moon outside the window without blinking, her body trembling a little.

Emperor Zhao's move was too obvious.

As expected... he was going to attack himself and the Xue family.Right now, he just took away his right to organize the flower viewing banquet. Next time, will he take away the position of queen directly?
His fingers tightened suddenly, and his eyes were full of hostility.

Jun Wuji, since you are ruthless, don't blame me for being ruthless!
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At the end of March, the spring breeze is warm and the flower viewing feast is coming as scheduled.

Emperor Zhao likes to be lively, and there are often large and small banquets in the palace, but due to the recent turbulent situation in the court, today's flower viewing banquet has a different meaning in it.

Shen Chuhan and Song Qinghuan came neither early nor late, when they arrived at the Imperial Garden, there were already some people sitting in the garden, and they were all familiar faces.

Song Qinghuan quickly looked away, and together with Shen Chuhan, walked to the seat and sat down under the guidance of the maid.

It is still a familiar ranking.

Jun Che was older than Shen Chuhan, and he was seated first on the right side. Beside him, Xue Yuqing, who was described as docile, was dressed in misty palace attire, with a palm-sized face drooping slightly, and a few strands of hair on the sideburns, which set off the The skin became more and more white, so white that it was almost pale.

Song Qinghuan glanced at it casually, but quickly retracted it.Xue Yuqing seems to have lost weight again, it seems that her life in Duanwang's Mansion is not very good.

This thought was only for a moment, and it was quickly forgotten.

To her, Xue Yuqing was just a stranger, and it was not her turn to show any sympathy.

The seats for the two are set in the second row from the right, to the left of Jun Che and Xue Yuqing.

Song Qinghuan reached out to untie the cloak on his body, ready to take it off.But Shen Chuhan held her hand, and said in a warm voice, "Ah Wan, it's a bit windy today, you put it on first, and take it off when it gets hot, okay?"

His voice was not loud, but because Jun Che's seat was not too far away from them, all these gentle words fell into the ears of Xue Yuqing who was on the side.

Similarly, it also fell into the ears of Junwan on the other side.

Now Emperor Zhao only has two sons and one daughter left, and on the other side of Shen Chuhan and Song Qinghuan, the ones sitting are naturally Yun and Di Ji Junwan.

Jun Wan bit her lip, glanced at Song Qinghuan unwillingly, and quickly lowered her head again.

Song Qinghuan didn't miss her glance.But apart from a few times of jumping and jumping a while ago, she has been very quiet during this time, which seems a little abnormal.

Song Qinghuan didn't take her seriously.

No matter how much Jun Wan thinks, she is just a powerless and unfavored Empress. The only thing she can do is occasionally speak out against herself. No matter how powerful she is, she has to borrow the hands of others .But right now she and Shen Chuhan have more important things to do, so naturally they don't have time to deal with such an insignificant person.

He nodded to Shen Chuhan, let go of his hand to untie the cloak, and sat down with Shen Chuhan.

Jun Wan shook hands, then glanced at Song Qinghuan and Shen Chuhan.

From the beginning to the end, Shen Chuhan's gaze fell on Song Qinghuan, and he never glanced at her.There was overwhelming bitterness in my heart, and my fingers clenched even tighter.

In her heart, there were actually many doubts she wanted to ask Shen Chuhan.

For example, is Concubine Xiao Gui really still alive as rumored?
For another example, what is the origin of that weird oleander forest?
She didn't dare to go near Lenggong again. She knew very well that for a weak woman like herself, being too curious is not a good thing.

It's just that, in the end, I was itching in my heart, but I was suffering from nowhere to seek proof.Now that the palace is not peaceful, she can only be cautious in her words and deeds, not daring to test the bottom line of Song Qinghuan and Shen Chuhan again and again as before.

And another thing that bothers her is naturally the rumors that are circulating in the palace.

If Concubine Xiao Gui is really alive, it will be of great benefit to her.Concubine Xiao Gui always loved her, and Shen Chuhan was extremely filial to his mother and concubine. If Concubine Xiao Gui was really still alive, for her sake, Shen Chuhan would not treat him so coldly like now.

Perhaps, we can find out the tone from Song Qinghuan?
However, looking at Song Qinghuan's icy side face, she finally gave up on this idea.

After drinking a cup of tea, the people who came to the flower viewing feast arrived one after another.

The concubine Shu Yue who organized the flower viewing feast naturally arrived early, sat upright, dressed in a majestic Qian color palace dress, her eyes were cold, and her complexion was a little better than before.When Shen Chuhan and Song Qinghuan came in, she even smiled at Song Qinghuan.

And beside her, sat Ruan Zhaoyi who was in the limelight recently.

Ruan Zhaoyi's makeup is bright, her expression is bright, and she has a bright and elegant style, which is somewhat different from the concubines in the palace. No wonder she can firmly grasp Emperor Zhao's heart during this period of time.

This time, the Queen and Emperor Zhao did not enter the arena together.

The queen came here in full dress, but she was alone, with only the maids in the palace, with a haughty expression, she walked to the upper phoenix seat and sat down without looking sideways, showing no signs of decadence.

However, everyone still weighed in their hearts.

First, he deprived the queen of the right to organize the flower viewing banquet, and now he refused to enter the venue with the queen. It seems that Emperor Zhao is determined to move the queen and the Xue family.

Thinking about it this way, several unclear eyes drifted to the faces of Xue Qingyun and Xue Qi.

Xue Qingyun and Xue Qi just ignored it, but there was a look of cruelty in their eyes.

Originally, they still had a little bit of hesitation deep in their hearts, but at this moment, it seems that the queen's decision is indeed the most correct decision at the moment.

They and Emperor Zhao have already stood on opposite sides. In this case, either you die or I live.

Xue Qingyun and Xue Qi had serious expressions on their faces, as if they were facing a formidable enemy, but Xue Yanchen at the side still had that carefree expression, drinking from a wine glass, his eyes wandering around.

When it landed on Ruan Yingying, who was at the top, her eyes lit up immediately, and she couldn't help showing a squinting expression.

He hadn't been in the palace for several days, and he didn't expect that little girl Ruan Yingying to become more and more beautiful. After all, it was the palace's feng shui who supported her.

His gaze slid down and landed on her slightly open skirt, and her lower body had already reacted uncontrollably.

Feeling a scorching gaze on her, Ruan Yingying frowned, pretending to cover her face with her sleeves while drinking, but actually looked up calmly.

The eyes of Xue Yanchen and Xue Yanchen met in the air, seeing his squinting appearance, Ruan Yingying was as disgusted as swallowing a fly, and regretted her previous actions even more.

Previously, she would agree to Xue Yanchen's courtship, one was coerced by him, and the other was because she wanted to use him.But these days, the more she is favored, the more restless she feels.

If one day the matter between him and Xue Yanchen is exposed, his fate will definitely be miserable.

She finally climbed to this position, she must not allow this kind of thing to happen!
especially……

The little hand stroked his lower abdomen silently, and a gloomy light flashed in his eyes.

Especially... Xue Yanchen has no use value now, keeping him will only be a huge hidden danger!
The thought that was suppressed by her came up again, and it became more and more rampant, roaring in her mind.

Perhaps, today is the best time?

She raised her eyes and looked at Xue Yanchen calmly.

Seeing her looking over, Xue Yanchen was overjoyed, and unscrupulously winked at her.Ruan Yingying's heart was full of ruthlessness, but there was a hint of helplessness in her eyes, and she winked at Xue Yanchen, signaling him to restrain himself.

Seeing that she still had the same helpless but gentle eyes as before, Xue Yanchen felt relieved.

It seems that I can have a good time today.

After receiving Ruan Yingying's hint, Xue Yanchen felt relieved and turned his eyes away from looking around, so as not to arouse other people's suspicion.

As everyone knows, the "flirtatious" between him and Ruan Yingying just now has been caught by Shen Chuhan.

Seemingly feeling that Xue Yanchen beside him was a little restless, Xue Qi turned his head and glared at him, then lowered his voice and ordered, "Yanchen, no matter what happens later, don't leave father's side, do you hear me?"

"Understood. Dad, how many times have you said that I'm not a child anymore, can I still get lost?" Xue Yanchen waved his hands impatiently.

Seeing him like this, Xue Qi was angry and annoyed.

Originally, he didn't want to bring him into the palace, but he insisted on coming with him after a long time.After thinking about it, he only has such a son. Although he is a bit disappointing, it is a single pass in the end.What they are going to do today is very important, it is safer to take him into the palace and take care of him personally than to keep him in the mansion.After weighing it, he complied with his request.

But seeing his indifferent appearance now, he couldn't help doubting his own decision.Xue Yanchen was still a person who couldn't take care of things, so he didn't reveal half of their plan for today. He really thought it was just an ordinary palace banquet.

In this case, it's hard to say too much, just give him a look, "Remember it for me!"

"Okay, okay." Xue Yanchen became more and more impatient.

At this time, there was a commotion at the entrance of the imperial garden, Xue Yanchen swallowed what he wanted to say, and followed to look at the entrance.

It turned out that Emperor Zhao had come.

As soon as Emperor Zhao came, everyone rushed to greet him, "Long live my emperor, long live, long live."

Hearing the voice resounding in his ears, Emperor Zhao inexplicably felt a lot more at ease, the sense of superiority overlooking all sentient beings and the sense of power that could kill all beings finally returned.

He took a deep breath, walked steadily to the seat in the middle and sat down, glanced at the dark kneeling subjects, and said loudly, "Let's get flat, everyone."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Everyone saluted and stood up.

According to the usual practice, Emperor Zhao naturally said a few words on the occasion, asking everyone to relax and enjoy the beauty of the imperial garden.

These few words of his were full of energy, everyone looked at them, and gradually dispelled Emperor Zhao's worries about his health.

Jun Che didn't say a word, he just quietly sipped the fine wine in his glass.

Emperor Zhao seems to be in a good mood today. As usual, he should announce the opening of the banquet at this time, but today he shows no tendency to shut up.

While speaking, he pretended to glance at Shen Chuhan and Jun Che casually, but saw that both of them lowered their heads, and they didn't even look at him. .

Emperor Zhao's heart suddenly surged with anger, and he was about to call out their names when he suddenly thought of something, turned his eyes away, and looked over at Concubine De at Ruan Yingying.

With a movement of his eyes, he beckoned to Wang Xi who was behind him and stepped forward to give some instructions.

Wang Xi was slightly startled, but he still followed Ruan Yingying's advice, walked behind Ruan Yingying, and whispered something into her ear.

Ruan Yingying also showed surprise on her face, she settled down, stood up, followed behind Wang Xi, and walked to the side of Emperor Zhao.

"My concubine pays respects to the emperor." She saluted with a little uneasiness.

"Yingying." Emperor Zhao glanced at her, but with a smile on his face, he took her hand and said, "Come, sit beside me."

There was an uproar underneath.

One must know that even the queen is rarely qualified to sit with Emperor Zhao at this kind of palace banquet.Emperor Zhao's move clearly gave Ruan Yingying great favor.

Xue Yanchen's face darkened suddenly, and he fixed his eyes on Ruan Yingying who was sitting obediently beside Emperor Zhao.

Ruan Yingying's heart is not up and down?

The emperor suddenly asked her to sit over, but why?

At this time, Emperor Zhao picked up the wine glass again, raised it downwards, and glanced over everyone's faces one by one, and when they passed over the faces of Shen Chuhan and Jun Shu, he clearly paused for a moment.

He raised his lips and smiled, and Shen Lang said, "Today, I have another happy event to announce."

Ruan Yingying's heart skipped a beat, and the next moment, she heard the voice of Emperor Zhao Shen Lang, "That's right, I—— I'm going to be my father again!"

　The forces of all parties are going to make troubles, let's get up~!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)