Secret Agent: The Devil's Favorite Wife

Chapter 17 Lantern Festival

Banlu heard that Concubine Qing invited her over, and hurriedly brought Qiaoyun and the two to the main hall of Hanyun Palace.

"The imperial concubine, Jin An!"

The three of them knelt on the ground, waited and waited, but no Concubine Qing asked them to get up. They were all a little nervous, especially Zi Bing. It was the first time she saw this kind of formation, and she was so frightened that she trembled all over, even if it was the last time she saw the prince. When Quan Xiaoli was away, he was not as nervous as the assassin. After all, when the prince went to the cold palace last time, there was a large group of people present, and it was not as conspicuous as it is now!

Because of Concubine Qing's connivance, Ban Lu was a little bit more courageous, unlike the other two, she slightly raised her head, seeing Concubine Qing was faking sleep again, she had to bow her head resignedly, and knelt obediently.

People have to bow their heads under the eaves. Although she has the emperor's favor, there are too many illusory things in this favor. Now she can only hug Qing Guifei's thigh tightly, otherwise she will be swallowed by the people in the palace. eat into the stomach.

After about a stick of incense, Concubine Qing woke up slightly, looking at the three people kneeling down obediently, the light of time flashed in her eyes, especially when she saw Banlu, there was a bit of hatred meaning.

"Yuhe, you don't wake me up when the green talent comes, it's really rude!" Concubine Qing's delicate eyebrows glanced at the maids standing beside her, and she didn't wake up the three of them.

Banlu was startled when he heard Concubine Qing's words, knowing that Concubine Qing was warning him to obey the rules, so he quickly bowed to Concubine Qing again.

"Greetings to the imperial concubine, I saw that the empress was resting just now, it was because we came at the wrong time, disturbed the empress, and did not do Sister Yuhe's business."

"Why is the green talent still kneeling on the ground? Come here, give the green talent a seat!" Concubine Qing's tone was so light that no one could hear her emotions, but her hand holding the veil was slightly tighter. Dan Kou's fingernails were slightly inward.

When the three of them heard the words of Concubine Qing, they all breathed a sigh of relief and stood up quickly.

"Bold, Your Majesty only asked Lv Cairen to get up, but did you ever say to get you two servants up!" Seeing that Qiao Yun and Zi Bing also got up, the maid at the side stepped forward and scolded them with a flash of eyes.

When Qiao Yun and the others heard this, they fell to their knees with a plop. "Your Majesty's redemption, this servant knows it's wrong!"

Banlu's heart tightened when she heard this, knowing that it was Concubine Qing beating herself again, she stood aside and lowered her head, not daring to speak, she was helpless in this palace, she couldn't lose Concubine Qing because of these two servants This backing.

"Green talent, your new favorite, many rules are not clear, this slave is a slave, and it is different from the master." Qing Guifei looked at the two kneeling below and said coldly, these slaves actually Dare not to put her in the eye, it is too tired to be crooked.

"Your Majesty taught me a lesson!" Banlu hurriedly knelt on the ground to plead guilty. There is still something she doesn't understand, but she doesn't have any other choices now.

"Green talent, it's not that I'm a busybody. It's just that I can't help but say a few more words because you are young. Life in this palace is not easy, especially if you have just been favored. You should be more cautious in your words and deeds, and you must not let others Pick out the mistakes, it's better to avoid contact with such scumbags and harmful spirits!"

Concubine Qing asked someone to lift Banlu up, called her to her side, spoke earnestly, and slapped Tianzao in a typical slap.

"Didn't you hear what your mother said? If you don't pull that evil spirit out to slap your mouth, you don't have to spoil the green nobleman." Seeing that Concubine Qing had finished speaking, Yu He ordered Zi Bing to be pulled out. This court lady dared to be so blatant Slapping Han Yungong's face is a light slap.

Ban Lu gritted her teeth, with her current status, she couldn't shake Concubine Qing at all, so she could only bear with it for the time being, besides, Zi Bing was not her own person, so there was no need to offend Concubine Qing for her sake.

Zi Bing was taught a lesson, and returned to the cold palace with a slap on her face. Her face was pale and her lips were slightly blue. Several sisters who were usually close to her surrounded her one after another, concerned about what happened to her.

Zibing hated that Banlu didn't plead for herself in front of Concubine Qing, so she talked about the matter in Hanyun Palace, and even said bad things about Banlu and Concubine Qing.The little maids in the cold palace were startled, and felt that Ban Lu had done too much in disregard of her former sisterhood.

Que Ruoyu and Hongchan happened to overhear the conversation of the little maids, "You still plan to continue in this situation?" Hongchan looked at Que Ruoyu coldly, and her tone seemed to suggest that I had known this earlier.

"I'm not half-green, I wouldn't do such a stupid thing, let alone what I want is different from half-green!" Que Ruoyu didn't think that half-green was so smart, when someone else's substitute would one day be replaced by someone more like him, It's better to live yourself more freely.

"One day you will regret it!" Hongchan looked at Que Ruoyu in shock, her eyes full of blame.

Que Ruoyu didn't understand why Hongchan looked at her like this, but she didn't care. She lived a new life and definitely couldn't just stay in this cold palace

Different from the New Year's Eve banquet, the Lantern Festival banquet is a family banquet. There are no civil and military ministers from the full dynasty, only some harem concubines and relatives of the emperor are present. The only difference this year is that there is one less concubine and one more green nobleman .

Everyone present had heard about what happened on New Year's Eve. After all, the paper flowers were so refreshing, but what left a deep impression on them was the phrase "When the sky and the earth are endless, this hatred will last forever..."

This green nobleman was born in the cold palace, and he actually likes the same flowers and the same poems as Concubine Xi, and he is also a caring person.

"Father, since the green talent is as talented as Concubine Xi, why not let the green talent also guess the lantern riddles and win a lottery?" Sheng Xiaowang Quan Molin received a hint from Qing Guifei, and asked Ban Lvpu, After all, he was very happy to see the Queen's faction beaten.

"That's great. Today is the Lantern Festival. Everyone should have fun together. You are the only green talent!" The emperor was very happy to hear Quan Molin's proposal. After all, Concubine Xi is a talented woman, and Ban Xia must be the same .

"Father, that lotus lantern is pretty good, and the riddle is also interesting, why don't we let the green talent guess that one!" Quan Xiaoli casually pointed at him and changed Banlu to choose a lantern. The more lively the better, it's not easy to make one side full of cheers.

Banlu took a look at the lamp that Quan Xiaoli chose. The lotus lamp was exquisitely made, and it was indeed very beautiful, but the riddle was not easy to guess, which really made her difficult.

"Boundless falling trees are rustling... Your Majesty, I can't think of an answer for a moment, can I allow my concubine to think about it for a while?" Banlu thought for a while, breaking out in a cold sweat, but still didn't come up with an answer.

The Emperor and Concubine Qing didn't look very good when they heard Ban Lu's words, especially Concubine Qing, she felt that Ban Lu's move was undoubtedly a slap in the face for her. In the confrontation between the queens, they lost the wind.

"I think there are few books for green talents to read, and there are some answers to mysteries. How can they read the history books like the princes, and understand the past and the present." The queen looked at Banxia contemptuously. No matter how talented Concubine Xi is, she still has nothing to do with the loess.

"What the empress said is very true. Of course, the princes are all good. How can we compare them? However, the person who came up with the answer to this riddle is really clueless. How come the riddle is so unlucky on such a good day!"

Concubine Qing was a little annoyed, this empress really had trouble with her everywhere, wasn't all the riddles in that year all auspicious, why did so many moths appear this year.

"Thinking that people in the palace just thought of the name of this poem, it's not a serious matter. Can someone guess the answer to this riddle and explain it to us?" The queen smoothed things over easily. , secretly thinking in my heart that I must reward the mother who is in charge, this year's lanterns are well prepared.

Concubine Qing's complexion became more and more ugly, and she frequently glanced at the green talent with cold eyes. Banlu could only lower her head in thought, not daring to make any unnecessary movements. The hall is again due to Que Ruoyu.

"The answer to this riddle is a Japanese word, I don't know if it's right?" Quan Langyuan pondered for a while and said the answer. He didn't mind stealing the crown prince's limelight, anyway, the crown prince always doesn't get involved in this kind of time.

"Well, it's the correct answer." The emperor nodded, and glanced at Quan Langyuan appreciatively. This eldest son is indeed good, but unfortunately...

"The answer to this riddle is quite simple, and the way is the same as in previous years." The empress empress echoed the emperor's words, she caught a glimpse of Concubine Qing's livid face from the corner of her eyes, and the smile on the corner of her mouth became even brighter.

Not everyone learns how to accommodate the queen and concubine Xi, especially such a lowly thing, who really thinks that she can be slapped in the face with a single line of poetry...

"This is a good riddle, thank you!" The Emperor Longxin was overjoyed, and he rewarded the servant in charge when he opened his mouth. Opportunity to get back.

"The question just now was really difficult, why don't you just let the green talent guess it at will!" Seeing the half green on one side, the empress decided to give her a good compliment and let her show her face in front of the emperor.

"Yes!" Banlu knew that he would fall short regardless of the result at this time, so he had no choice but to bite the bullet and go forward to choose a topic.

Although Concubine Qing secretly hated the empress for being troublesome, she had no choice but to do anything about it. Today, they miscalculated, and they couldn't make the empress proud anymore, so she gave Banlu a wink and told her to behave well.

Banlu glanced at the hanging lanterns, looked at them carefully, and thought about how to attract the emperor's attention, and it would be best to raise his status to a higher level.

Obviously at this moment, according to the original idea, using Concubine Xi to remind the emperor of her would make the emperor think more, so he had to make another plan, otherwise after today, he might have to return to the cold palace again.

(End of this chapter)