marry a princess

Chapter 298

Her voice was not loud, but it was very clear in the Fushou Palace where the needle drop could be heard in silence.The people who were picking up their chopsticks to eat, heard this, put down their chopsticks again, and all looked this way, with some inquiry, curiosity, and schadenfreude in their expressions.

The fire cannot be covered by paper, the court is rigorous, but there are no secrets. The Queen Wang and Concubine Liu and Concubine Luo framed and murdered the former Queen, and they knew a thing or two about the abuse of King Ning Qing and King Ning Jin. No one dared to say more about Wang Zhongquan.

Four years ago, the emperor ordered King Ningqing to be exiled to Linjiang City in front of the queen. Four years later, the emperor ordered King Xiaoyao to issue an oral order to bring King Ningqing back to the city while the queen was praying for the empress dowager.According to the rules, King Ningqing, Concubine Ningqing, King Ningjin, and the three should go to Yikun Palace to greet the Queen when they return to the city, but the three of them have not stepped into the Palace of Yikun, and the Queen has not been summoned. I didn't mention it, but I already knew that the four of them had torn faces.And that day when Princess Ningqing stumbled and fell, she could not escape the relationship with Queen Wang.

Ever since, they were curious about what Princess Ning Qing would give the Queen.

Seeing that Bai Ziwan was silent, and didn't even raise his head, he heard another voice say, "Fifth brother is on business in the south of the Yangtze River now, Wu sister-in-law will not forget to prepare a congratulatory gift, right? That's right, fifth sister-in-law is here now." Pregnant with Liujia, it is inconvenient to move, even if you forget it, it is only natural."

The soft voice was a little playful and playful, but what he said pointed out something, which made the people present sigh.

The previous words only made Bai Ziwan's subordinates pause, still lowered their heads, raised their eyes slightly, looked at the speaker, and raised the corners of their lips slightly, evoking a hint of sarcasm.The reason why she is sitting here is that she doesn't want to add insult to injury, she just wants to wait quietly for the dinner to end, and then leave, and go back to Ningqing Palace to continue her "peaceful life". Let her be safe.

Just as Bai Ziwan was about to raise her head, she saw the hand stretched out from below to cover her. She raised her eyes and saw the worry in Pond's eyes, her heart warmed, and she patted her hand comfortingly, signaling that she didn't need to worry.Since she came to the banquet, even if it was a dragon's lake or a tiger's lair, she still wanted to break into it.

Raising her head, facing Puyang Qingyu and looking into her own eyes, Bai Ziwan was slightly stunned, and instantly understood the meaning in his expression, Ye Qin, knowing that there will be no results, why insist?It is said that all men are unlucky, but the man she met was a man who valued love and righteousness.

And she...

Seeing Emperor Yuanhao and Empress Wang look into his eyes, Bai Ziwan looked away as if nothing had happened. From the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of the worry on the faces of the other three, but he didn't dare to look back, for fear of causing unnecessary trouble.She took the things in Su Yan's hands, stood up gracefully, and glanced at the two people who had just spoken, she moved away in just a moment, left the seat, and walked in front of the queen calmly.

Since she said just now that she didn't need to salute, she didn't bother to salute. She smiled gracefully and said, "Although Yingying is inconvenient, it's okay to prepare a gift. Besides, the empress loves Yingying very much. After delaying everyone's meal, I thought about presenting the birthday gift later, but the third sister-in-law and the fourteenth sister said so, if they don't bring it out, it will really look like Yingying has no manners. I hope the empress will like it."

Queen Wang glanced at Nanny Ning, and Nanny Ning came down to take the brocade box, and looked at Bai Ziwan with sharp, disdainful, and contemptuous eyes.Bai Ziwan didn't change her face, she nodded slightly towards Nanny Ning, and a cold look flashed across her eyes very quickly.

Nanny Ning's body trembled almost imperceptibly, and she was about to see clearly, but she couldn't see anything, so she had to go to Queen Wang and hand over the brocade box.

Many of the people present had seen the Qianshou Tu and were naturally shocked by the Qianshou Tu, but those who had never seen it had heard of it, and were curious, and all stretched their necks to look this way.However, when I saw that it was just a small brocade box, I was inevitably disappointed. However, thinking that the person who saw the picture of a thousand life that day said that she could make the plain cloth roll shine, it was a little bit more beautiful. expect.

Empress Wang was also surprised when she saw the brocade box in her hand, and subconsciously glanced at Bai Ziwan, seeing that her expression was normal, with a slight smile on her lips, as if she had a plan in mind, and when she looked at the brocade box, her gaze became more The color of qi deficiency.

Although she is in an embarrassing situation now, she is the queen of the Great Zhou Kingdom after all, and the emperor personally ordered a banquet, no matter the reason, those who come here will never dare to be perfunctory.She has only met this Bai Yingying a few times, but she can see that she is a smart woman, otherwise, how could a proud person like Yuan Hongyi keep her when she did such a dishonorable thing? , making her pregnant.

Thinking of this incident, Queen Wang turned her head to look at Puyang Qingyu who was sitting on the emperor's head, her face showed some coldness, but it was fleeting.

Bai Ziwan saw all this in her eyes, but she didn't show it on her face, she stood quietly, as if she was waiting for the queen to open the brocade box.

"Queen, please take a quick look at what fifth sister-in-law gave you?" This person is none other than the fourteenth princess, Yuan Rouyi, who was born by Queen Wang.

It is said that when the fourteenth princess spoke, the sky was red, and the abbot of the Daxiangguo Temple said that she was a lucky star who came down to earth. Yuan Haochu was naturally happy, and immediately issued an imperial decree, conferring the fourteenth princess as Princess Heshuo.A large part of the reason why Queen Wang was able to keep her position as queen this time was because of Princess Heshuo's intercession.

Queen Wang glared at Princess Heshuo, and said, "You can't be powerless, you can wait until the meal is ready." She also wanted to know that there was a deep breathing thing in the brocade box, but because the banquet was delayed, she was afraid The emperor said that she didn't know how to measure, so Fang said so.

"Mother's queen..." Princess Heshuo refused.

"Rouyi, it's a small matter to look at gifts, it's not good to neglect Prince Puyang." Queen Wang said, "Rouyi, my mother knows that you have always been well-behaved. After dinner, she will do whatever you want, okay?" Voice Kindness, but it cannot be changed.

Princess Heshuo pouted, very unwilling, looked at the emperor, then at Puyang Qingyu, her face was reddish, she finally nodded in agreement.

Seeing this, Bai Ziwan bowed slightly to the emperor, walked to his seat and sat down. Seeing Pond's expression of relief, he was moved.Although Yuan Hongyi was not by her side, she was not alone.Looking at Princess Anning, Xue Ningshuang, and Yuan Hongyu, her heart felt warm and surrounded by something.

Puyang Qingyu smiled slightly, but there was no warmth in her eyes, she said lightly, "It's okay. The servants are also very curious about the contents in the box."

Bai Ziwan was taken aback, but he was also curious?

Empress Wang asked and looked at Yuan Haochu, Yuan Haochu said, "So, the Empress will take out the gift for everyone to see."

Hearing Yuan Haochu's words, Queen Wang answered yes softly, took the brocade box handed over by Nanny Ning, and slowly opened it, and there was a thumb-sized red bead in the brocade box, which was as bright as a drop of water. , seemed to be stained with blood, emitting a strange and bright light in the lights.And as the brocade box was opened, this faint fragrance wafted through the Fushou Palace, it was barely audible, but it was real.

However, after seeing the beads in the box, Nanny Ning's eyes widened, and Queen Wang's complexion changed drastically. She closed the box with a snap, and shot her cold gaze at Bai Ziwan.However, Bai Ziwan's face remained unchanged, and she looked at herself with a smile, as if she didn't know anything.

"Mother, what's in the box?" Before Queen Wang could answer, Princess Heshuo came over a few steps, grabbed the brocade box and opened it, took out the master inside, took a look at it under the light, and said pleasantly, "What a beautiful bead." , can the empress mother give her to the son-in-law?"

Queen Wang's complexion changed again when she heard the words, and she said sharply, "Rouyi, is it true that the queen mother spoils you too much? You are so unruly!"

Princess Heshuo shuddered, her eyes widened, she subconsciously took two steps back, and sat down on the ground, looking at the queen with tears in her eyes, as if she didn't believe her mother, who always loved her so much and was not even willing to scold her, Now he spoke harshly to her.

Yuan Honglin, who was about to go up to grab the beads, couldn't help but pause when he saw this, and slowly sat back on his seat, looking at the queen carefully.

"Yu Liansheng, quickly help the princess up." Yuan Haochu looked at Queen Wang and said in a deep voice, "Rouyi is still a child, since she likes it, you can give it to her."

Empress Wang showed embarrassment, glanced at Bai Ziwan, and said, "It's not that the concubine is reluctant, but... this is a gift from Yingying to me, for Rouyi, I'm afraid..."

Yuan Haochu said, "Yingying knows the truth, Rouyi is her younger sister. Even if you give this bead to Rouyi, Yingying won't be angry."

These words hit Bai Ziwan's heart, but... Bai Ziwan got up and said, "This gift is already the empress's property, and the empress can give it to anyone she wants."

Yuan Haochu secretly praised Bai Ziwan for his great gift, but Queen Wang couldn't argue with it. Others don't know about this bead, but she knows it well.It's just that she didn't expect that she would take this bead as a birthday present.It seems that she really underestimated Princess Ningqing!
Seeing that everyone was looking at her, she would look petty if she didn't give it, so she immediately got up and went down to coax Princess Heshuo with her arms around her, and put the beads in her hand.

Princess Heshuo took the brocade box, looked at the queen in awe, and returned to her seat to sit down, bowing her head in silence.

Because of this commotion, the banquet that was originally delayed was delayed for a long time.Fortunately, it was summer, and the food was not completely cooled.Everyone was eating quietly, but their eyes kept wandering between Yuan Haochu, Queen Wang, Bai Ziwan and Puyang Qingyu.

Empress Wang simply ate some food, excused herself that she was unwell, and left Fushou Palace holding Nanny Ning's hand.Not long after, Yuan Haochu and Puyang Qingyu also went to the imperial study together.All the ministers also took their wives to bid farewell one after another and left, leaving only the prince and princess behind.

"Fifth sister-in-law, what kind of beads did you give the queen?"

Seeing Princess Anning's curious face, and deliberately lowering her voice, Bai Ziwan said, "Didn't my sister see it all just now?"

Princess An Ning swept the others away, and still whispered, "I saw the bead... Could it be that sister-in-law didn't see the Queen's face just now, as if she saw a ghost."

She naturally saw that all this was in her expectation.Seeing that it was late, Bai Ziwan got up and said, "It's getting late, I should go back. Su Yan, Leng Ling, let's go." After finishing speaking, he ignored everyone's different eyes and walked away.

"Pei Rong, let's go with the fifth sibling, just to give the fifth sibling a ride." Yuan Hongli came over and said.

Bai Ziwan paused, then turned around and said, "In this way, I will be the fourth brother and sister-in-law."

Su Yan, Leng Ling, the two maidservants of the Pond family, and Yuan Hongli's personal servant, Xiaosi, followed behind the three of them at a distance.After walking out of Fushou Palace, Bai Ziwan remembered something and said, "That's right, why is Sisao bringing Qingqing into the palace today?"

Pond said, "Originally we wanted to come together, but last night I caught a cold, so I stayed at the mansion, and the nanny is watching."

Yuan Hongli said indifferently, "Usually I heard Pei Rong say that the fifth younger siblings are thoughtful people, but today's matter, the fifth younger siblings are a little confused."

Bai Ziwan was taken aback, then looked at Yuan Hongli, seeing that his expression was calm and his eyes were clear, he guessed that he saw something strange about the bead.So he said, "Since the fourth brother has seen it, I will not hide it. I admit that today's matter was handled a little improperly, but I have no choice."

"No choice?" Yuan Hongli was puzzled.

Bai Ziwan nodded, "Since fourth brother sees that the bead is abnormal, does fourth brother know where the bead came from? The bead was sent by Ning Madam Ning personally by the queen not long after I was pregnant, saying that it has the effect of calming the fetus and calming the mind." It doesn’t work. I always carry that bead with me, but because of that bead, I almost lost my child.”

"How did you lose your child?" Pond was startled, and held Bai Ziwan's hand, "When did this happen? Why have you never heard of it?"

"Didn't you almost have a miscarriage because of an accidental fall?"

Bai Ziwan smiled slightly, but his eyes were a little cold, "I thought it was a fall, but... does fourth brother know Liang Rufeng? I have some friendship with Dr. Liang. When I returned home that day, Su Yan was worried and asked Dr. Liang. Go to the mansion. Doctor Liang found that I had signs of miscarriage, not because I fell down, but..."

"But what?" The two said in unison.

"It's the beads that the queen gave me." Bai Ziwan said, "Doctor Liang is proficient in medical skills and has also studied poisons. I happened to put the beads aside that day, and Doctor Liang looked carefully and found that the beads were poisoned. It has been soaked in venom, and each poison on it is a slow poison, and nothing will happen for a while. After a long time, ordinary people will be invaded by the poison and die slowly, and the cause of death will not be discovered. Because Liang Doctor, I was lucky enough to escape, just now, it was just returned to the original owner."

He had only met her a few times, yet she told him about it without reservation.Yuan Hongli was relieved, but frowned on his face, "I really admire what the fifth sibling has done, but...after what happened just now, have you thought about the consequences?"

She knew that after what happened just now, she and the queen were completely torn apart.Bai Ziwan nodded, "Of course I know."

"Then how do you deal with it?"

Yuan Hongli was curious, but he saw Bai Ziwan smiled brightly, and said calmly, "The soldiers came to cover the water and earth."

In the Yikun Palace, Queen Wang rested one hand on the low table and clasped the edge of the chair with the other, her face was frosty, and her phoenix eyes were wide open staring at one place.That bead is a green blood bead, although it is not priceless, it has the effect of calming the fetus and calming the mind, so she ordered Ning Nanny to send the green blood bead to Ningqing Palace.

It's just that before sending out the green blood bead, she did some tricks, but she didn't expect to be discovered by her, and she returned the green blood bead as a birthday gift to her!Fortunately, Yuan Haochu didn't know about this bead, otherwise she might lose her position as queen!
"Queen, drink some tea to moisten your mouth, so as not to hurt your body." Nanny Ning hesitated for a while, and finally walked over cautiously with tea.

Empress Wang suddenly turned her head, Nanny Ning's body shook, she still had a smile on her face, but her heart was extremely uneasy.Queen Wang didn't say anything, she took the teacup and held it in her hand, and immediately threw it on the ground, with a crisp sound, the teacup fell to pieces.

Nurse Ning fell to her knees with a plop, and said hastily, "It's because the old slave didn't handle it properly that the little bitch found out..."

"It's none of your business, you get up." When Nanny Ning stood up, Queen Wang said, "Is it true that the Empress Dowager wants to let that bitch rest in the palace tonight?"

Nanny Ning said, "Xiao Lizi told this old slave, so it's true."

"Prince Puyang is still in the palace now?"

"The old slave doesn't know."

Queen Wang pondered for a while, and said, "According to the plan, first try to bring that little bitch to Yikun Palace." She called out again, and when Min'er trotted in, Queen Wang said, "Send someone to come in." See if Prince Puyang is still in the emperor's study."

Min'er agreed to go out, but was called out by the queen again, saying, "Let Anu go to the Imperial Study Room, you come in and wait on Ben Gong to change clothes. Tell Anu to be smarter."

Min'er agreed to go out, but she was thinking about how to inform Bai Ziwan...

"Fifth Concubine, please stay here... Fifth Concubine, please stay here..."

Several people turned their heads to look, and when they saw who came over, Bai Ziwan said, "Birou, shouldn't you be serving the imperial grandmother right now? Why are you here?"

Birou propped her knees and gasped for a few breaths, bowed to the three of them, looked at Bai Ziwan and said, "Returning to the fifth princess, the empress dowager said that the fifth prince is not in the capital now, it is late, and the fifth princess is heavy, Ningshou Palace has prepared a house, please go and live there."

Bai Ziwan was about to refuse, but she heard Pond say, "In this way, my master and I can rest assured. Then Miss Lao Birou will send Yingying to Ningshou Palace."

Birou Fushen replied yes, and said respectfully, "I will send off the four princes and concubines respectfully." Then she said to Bai Ziwan, "Five concubines, please."

It was close to Haishi at this time, except for the patrolling guards, everyone went back to their houses to rest.Ningshou Palace is on the west side, so it’s fine during the day, but the quiet and quiet passageway is even worse than during the day, and the surroundings are gloomy and cold, making people vaguely afraid.

"Miss……"

"I'm fine." Suppressing the fear in his heart, Bai Ziwan gave a comforting smile.

As soon as the voice fell, I heard some footsteps behind me.Turning his head, he saw a figure moving quickly in the dark corridor.

Biore opened her eyes wide in horror, and then shouted, "There is an assassin".However, as soon as the word "yes" came out, he was hit hard on the neck and fell down in response.

Su Yan Leng Ling exchanged glances very quickly, and was about to make a move when his clothes were pulled.The visitor gave each of them a high five.Seeing the two fell to the ground, they cupped their hands and said, "Please, Fifth Princess."

"Who are you? Where are you taking me?" Bai Ziwan took a step back subconsciously, and glanced at Su Yan and Leng Ling from the corner of his eye.

"The fifth princess does not need to know who I am." The visitor said coldly, "Please, fifth princess! It seems that the fifth princess is toasting and not eating fine wine. If so, I am being unreasonable." His eyes were cold, and he slowly looked forward go.

Bai Ziwan seemed to be frightened and closed his eyes, his body softened and he fell to the ground.The visitor put his arms around her waist, and seeing her face, he was taken aback for a moment, then smiled with the utmost sarcasm, hugged her like a gust of wind, and flew away.

(End of this chapter)