Your Majesty, Madam, she is not a human being

Chapter 32 Song Jiyang pretends to be sick

Emperor Song's eyes passed over the prince and several princes, then stopped on Song Jiyang, and said, "Prince Regent, how about you come up and show off your talents?"

Hearing this, Song Jiyang was stunned. After a moment, he raised his head and looked at the emperor standing on the high platform. A strange light flashed in his eyes. Then he nodded and said, "I obey the order!"

With that said, he turned around and walked to the front of the stage.

I saw him walking slowly, with an inexplicable momentum and grace in every step he took.When he walked to the stage, that unique feeling became more intense, and even the air around him seemed to have become stagnant, making people feel a sense of depression.

With a flick of his right hand, the brush on the table appeared in his hand.I saw him holding the pen in his left hand, covering it with thick ink, and then started to draw on the rice paper.

Everyone's eyes were focused on him.

I saw that what Song Jiyang painted was an ink painting of mountains and rivers. The picture was clear and lifelike, swimming on the paper like a living creature, and a magnificent scene came to mind.

However, Song Jiyang's face became paler and his lips even turned purple.Large beads of sweat appeared on his forehead and flowed down his contours.He gritted his teeth and held on vigorously until the last tiny black circle settled.

The whole painting is completed!
Song Jiyang's wrist shook, and he finally held the brush firmly again and placed it on the blank space next to the rice paper.

"What a beautiful picture of mountains and rivers, it's so ingenious!" At this time, someone exclaimed.

Hearing this, other people came to their senses one after another, and exclamations came out one after another.

Song Jiyang withdrew his eyes from the scroll and cupped his hands towards Emperor Song.

Emperor Song nodded and blurted out words of appreciation: "Not bad!"

Song Jiyang lowered his head slightly and responded modestly.But the paleness on his face could not be concealed.Emperor Song saw this and thought to himself that he was afraid that he was suffering from an old illness.

Thinking about it, he winked at the eunuch standing under the stage, and then said: "Hel him down to rest!"

The eunuch took the order, immediately stepped forward to support Song Jiyang, and walked outside.After his master left, Ling Gang and Huo Qingluan naturally followed him.

Looking at their backs, Emperor Song squinted his eyes, a complex light flashing in his eyes.

……

"Why are you pretending to be sick?" Huo Qingluan asked while pouring tea for Song Jiyang.

Song Jiyang picked up the cup, took a sip, and replied calmly: "How can you check on the Queen if you don't pretend to be sick?"

Hearing this, Huo Qingluan raised his eyebrows: "Today's palace banquet, Taibao Guo and his party, as well as my uncle, didn't come. How can we check?"

Song Jiyang sneered: "Who said they didn't come?"

"Oh?"

Song Jiyang looked at Huo Qingluan, with a chill in his eyes: "Huo Ziyan is here. As for the Taibao Guo and his party, his daughter Guo Linlin is the Crown Prince's wife and has been sitting beside the Crown Prince for a long time."

Huo Qingluan, who was still confused at first, understood instantly when he heard this sentence.

"I see." She curled her lips and said.

No wonder Song Jiyang chose to pretend to be ill, because it would not easily attract other people's attention, but it would also make it easier for him to check for information.

"Song Jiyang."

"Well?" Song Jiyang turned his head and looked at her.

"Thank you." Huo Qingluan said seriously.

Song Jiyang frowned: "I don't want your gratitude to help you. Don't talk about it in the future. It will make you upset."

"I know." Huo Qingluan curled his lips and said.Since he doesn't like to hear it, he won't say anything.Anyway, she already owed him a lot of favors, so he could owe her whatever he wanted.

……

After the palace banquet, the emperor took several important ministers to the royal study, while the queen took the women to the harem, and the rest of the people were busy chatting. "Master, the time has come. The Queen found an excuse to go back to her palace to rest." Ling Gang reported in a low voice.

"Yes." Song Jiyang responded lightly, then took two sets of night clothes from Ling Gang and handed one of them to Huo Qingluan: "Let's go."

Huo Qingluan took the clothes and immediately followed Song Jiyang towards the queen's palace.The two quietly climbed over the wall and entered the palace, avoiding the patrolling guards, and quickly arrived near the palace.

It was already midnight, and the huge palace was brightly lit.

The two of them hid in the shadows and observed for a while, and found that there was indeed no one guarding the queen's bedroom, so Song Jiyang made a gesture to Huo Qingluan, who nodded and slipped in while the guards were changing shifts.

In the queen's chamber, the queen and a woman were sitting opposite each other.

The queen was seen wearing a luxurious phoenix robe, her long black hair was tied up, revealing her delicate collarbones, her neck was long and slender, her skin was like cream, and her eyes were as bright and charming as stars.

She elegantly picked up the teacup, took a sip of tea, and said, "Have you found out who the other party is?"

The woman shook her head and said, "Father has not been found out yet."

"Humph, you trash!" The queen snorted coldly, with a look of disgust in her eyes.

The woman lowered her head and did not dare to say a word.

"Forget it, since you can't find out, then don't investigate." The queen placed the cup on the table and continued, "As long as it doesn't involve our interests."

The woman looked up at the queen and hesitated to speak.

"Speak!"

"Mother, if someone finds out...I'm afraid..." the woman said hesitantly.

"Ha, find out? Who has the evidence? As long as the evidence is provided and your father is not exposed, we will always be safe." The queen sneered coldly and said disdainfully.

After listening, the woman fell silent.

Indeed, the Queen was right, there was no evidence to prove their guilt.

Thinking of this, a slight smile appeared on the woman's face: "My daughter knows."

"Yes." The queen nodded gently: "You should step back first!"

Hearing this, the woman bowed respectfully, then turned around and left.

Not long after the woman left, the seventh prince walked in with Huo Ziyan.Seeing her son, the queen's originally a little irritable mood suddenly improved a lot.

"Mother, why did you summon Erchen and Yan'er to come?"

Listening to her son's gentle voice, the queen's face burst into a kind smile: "It's okay, I just want to see Yan'er!"

The Seventh Prince Song Tao smiled warmly and pulled Huo Ziyan to sit down on the chair.

"Are you happy at the palace banquet today?" The queen looked at Huo Ziyan and asked softly.

Huo Ziyan nodded shyly and said, "I am very happy today when I return to my mother!"

"Ah That's good."

After saying that, the queen reached out and held Huo Ziyan's hand, "Yan'er, although my Tao'er is older than you, he has a kind-hearted personality and is a good match worthy of being entrusted to him for life."

After hearing this, Huo Ziyan blushed shyly and said softly: "Mother, I know."

"Good boy," the Queen stroked Huo Ziyan's hair, then looked at the Seventh Prince beside her with a smile and said, "You stay outside while I say a few words of respect to Yan'er."

After hearing this, the seventh prince nodded, stood up and walked out.

(End of this chapter)