Chen Palace

Chapter 46
"Could it be...?"

Sun Ming was secretly startled, guessing in his heart, but hesitated to speak out.

"Hmph... If you want something from the top, you must follow the bottom. These people, the dog's nose is more sensitive than anything else, and the information in the whole body can be activated at the touch of a button. If it wasn't for the intention from the top, how could they come up with the idea of ​​getting promoted and making a fortune?" ?”

Empress Yixin pursed her lips, and an extremely harsh sneer flashed across her jade-like face: "The Lin family has always been like this. Whatever they want, they do it with great fanfare, but there are still people doing the work for them. In the end, nothing is done." Come on, it’s still as clean and spotless as a fairy!”

Sun Ming heard what she meant, but he didn't know whether he was talking about the queen mother or the king of Jing, so he touched his nose and listened quietly.

Empress Yixin didn't get up either, she leaned halfway on the floor, her feet resting on the emerald green crystal jade pedals, making her look even more beautiful. She stared at the nine phoenix gold silk cat's eye bracelet on her wrist, and said leisurely: " It's a pity, they take Konjo too simply... Humph, 'a reward'!"

She raised her head slightly, and said to the confused Sun Ming: "About Qian Xi, he was only used as a weapon for others. If it is really a reward, no matter what is rare and rare, the Holy Majesty will give it to you, and you don't need to worry about it." ? I’m afraid, this reward is very unusual!”

Sun Ming was greatly surprised when he saw Diji cover her face with a fan, and said with a light smile, "I want to drive their hearts crazy... Do they think the Holy One is a paper puppet? Just wait and see, this 'a reward', It must be a fief!"

Sun Ming was stunned: "King Jing, he has a fief in the south of the Yangtze River for thousands of miles. Is he not greedy enough?"

"Jiangnan? It's a land of fish and rice, but even if you get the whole of Jiangnan, you're just a rich man."

Di Ji sneered, her brows were sharp and wise: "King Jing has been extraordinary since he was a child, and later he indulged in having fun, but it was just keeping a low profile. What he wanted was always—"

She stretched out her jade finger, pointed out the window, and pointed at the cloudy sky.

"This, this is the great crime of treason!!"

Sun Ming turned pale with shock, hesitantly said: "This...isn't it?"

"What King Jing wants is an important place in the Kyushu. He can covet the world when he enters, and he can occupy one side when he retreats. Jiangnan is always too beautiful to be his ideal fiefdom, so..."

Diji talked eloquently, Sun Ming knew the soldiers after all, and he understood what his wife meant, and he couldn't help being surprised and angry.
Empress Yixin fiddled with the bracelet in her hand, and hearing the crisp sound of gold and jade clashing, she asked an abrupt question: "Husband, do you think it's better to add flowers to the cake in this world, or to give charcoal in the snow?"

Sun Ming said without hesitation: "Of course it's the latter. I was born in this world. If I can't help the poor and the poor, what kind of a good man is it?"

He spoke at this time with a clanging sound, if those who ridiculed him saw it, they would be stunned.

Yixin Emperor Ji stared at her with an extremely gentle look in her eyes: "People say you are reckless and ignorant, but I love your masculinity the most—probably all the men in the world think that you fear your wife like a tiger. Heroes, how can Lianzi not be a husband? (Note)—Is it necessary to spread prestige on women and children to be considered a hero?"

Sun Ming rubbed his nose and said with a smile: "You are smarter than me, and you should listen to your opinions more. Those people like to gossip, so let them go."

Yixin Emperor Ji sighed: "According to your temperament, you are determined not to do things that make the Empress Dowager and Prince Jing more beautiful... This time, I will support you too!"

Sun Ming was greatly surprised, and only heard his wife continue to say: "Everyone in the world is following the trend, this time, if we send charcoal for the emperor's brother, wouldn't it be better than going to please the Queen Mother?"

When the word "Queen Dowager" was mentioned, an imperceptible coldness appeared on her face, and she immediately smiled and said: "The emperor is my biological brother, and I know his temperament best—Prince Jing, he will not be his opponent! "

She made up her mind in an instant, got up from the bed, and raised her voice to call in the personal maid: "Change clothes for me and the son-in-law, prepare the sedan chair, and enter the palace immediately!"

"Your Highness, it's about to rain cats and dogs..."

Emperor Yixin said decisively: "It doesn't matter if you use a knife—go!"

Her voice was not loud, but she was resolute and strong. Sun Ming supported her, the two looked at each other and smiled, and the son-in-law gave another order: "You take another green sparrow feather coat, that will keep you warm!"

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The rainstorm is approaching, the thunder is roaring, and the dark clouds like black ink cover the sky and block out the sun, turning this bright world into a dark night.The bright white lightning streaked across the sky, illuminating the world palely, and between the flickering and flickering, there was even more gloom.

In the Qianqing Palace, Shang Yuanqi is practicing calligraphy today, he is concentrating and calm, he seems to be completely unaware of the loud bangs from the outside world, only in the thick ink on the rice paper, swaying freely.

Under the corridor, the eunuchs stood with their hands down, their faces were faintly visible in the electric light, showing a bluish-white color, like a group of ghosts and ghosts walking in the underworld.

At this time, there was a slight sound of people outside the hall, and with the crisp sound of cups, plates and bowls, a beautiful shadow appeared in front of the door——

"Your Majesty, my concubine brought you herbal tea and some mint pastries, which are all your favorites!"

Concubine Qi Pingting came, she was dressed in light yellow gauze today, she looked as charming as a twenty-eight lady, Yuan Qi put down the lake brush in his hand, looked at her, and said with a smile: "It's really a lotus plant!"

Concubine Qi received the compliment, her face was flushed with bright red, adding to her beauty, she said coquettishly: "I am already old, what is a hibiscus, sister Mei is like an orchid under the moon!"

Yuan Qi heard the sourness in her words, and said with a smile: "Chunlan Qiuju, each is good at winning, how old are you, but you are much more sensible than her!"

Concubine Qi was flattered for a moment, she thought about it carefully, and leaned into Yuan Qi's ear and said: "I know that the emperor is difficult, and there are many things, so I am very happy to be able to share one or two for the emperor - unfortunately, I am too dull... ..."

She recalled the situation of visiting the Empress Dowager the day before yesterday, and said with regret: "I am still stupid, since I have talked about the topic, I should persuade the Empress Dowager to let King Jing receive a reward, so as not to gossip again!"

"I'm afraid you have good intentions, but the reward they want is someone else..."

The emperor replied leisurely, his eyes were full of inscrutability, Concubine Qi didn't intend to look into it, and her hands were sweating——

The usually generous and benevolent emperor's eyes were as dark as a bottomless abyss, as if... he wanted to suck people in and fall into a place where their bodies would be crushed to pieces!
For some reason, she remembered Shang Yi's eerie ghost-like expression on the night of the Empress Dowager's banquet, and she only felt that the two were strikingly similar.

"emperor……?"

She tentatively called out, her voice trembling.

Yuan Qi turned his head, shook her hand, and said, "Your hands are so cold, but are you suffering from the cold?"

His eyes are clear at this moment, so how can he have the half terrified expression just now?
Is it my hallucination again?

Concubine Qi was startled and suspicious, unable to speak.

Yuan Qi looked at her and smiled: "You are loyal to me, I understand very well...don't worry about the Queen Mother and King Jing—but your father's birthday is approaching. The whole life of the royal family is really hard work, you are a daughter who lives in the deep palace, and you can't see him a few times a year..."

He sighed, and said: "Let's do it—for this big birthday, I will allow you to go home for three days. You are my beloved concubine, so you can't be too shabby... I will give you a special gift, and all the guards of honour. , compared with the Central Palace, it is only slightly reduced, you can live in peace of mind, and on the day of the birthday banquet, I will also send someone to bring gifts!"

After hearing this series of gifts, Concubine Qi was excited, her blood was rushing——

She has been in the palace for a long time, and she knows that this "Luan Jia Lu Bo" is not like in the drama, just any concubine has it, but only the imperial concubine in the middle palace, or the imperial concubine who "responsible for the sixth palace" can use it.

Luan Jia Lubo, although it has been slightly reduced, still looks like a middle palace official. Such an honor is actually bestowed on himself!
As for Gui Ning, that is also an extraordinary special purpose. It is very rare for ordinary concubines to even see their parents, let alone Gui Ning for three days!

Concubine Qi had tears in her eyes, she couldn't believe it was true for a moment, she trembled and choked up and said, "Your Majesty..."

Yuan Qi held her shoulders, and comforted her with gentle words: "You are my beloved concubine. Although love makes you petty, you are the one I love the most. The empress dowager is uneasy these days, so it is inevitable that I will treat you slowly..."

"emperor……"

Concubine Qi felt slightly dizzy, boundless happiness, like colorful clouds falling from the sky, she threw herself into Yuan Qi's arms, weeping with joy.

Note: These are the first two sentences of Mr. Lu Xun's "Answer to the Kejiu", the original poem is:

Ruthless is not necessarily a hero, how can a pity be not a husband?
Do you know that those who stir up the wind and scream are smaller than Tutu when they look back.

Fortunately, this one is superficial, and it also looks weird and abrupt. I really love this song!
(End of this chapter)