The little princess of space where the concubine often eats

Chapter 88

When the cup of fragrant and pure wine was served in front of Princess Yunhua, she reached out to catch it without any hesitation, raised her head and smiled slightly at the toaster.

The queen's well-maintained and white fingertips drew small arcs in the air, retracted in front of her body, and on the beautiful figure of retreating back, the purple phoenix skirt fluttered slightly, and the ring ringed softly in the fragrant air.She is from Yunnan. She has been away from her homeland and entered the court for 35 years, and has never been able to return to her hometown.The princess has been seeing a doctor in Yunnan for decades, and she has a very good understanding of the customs and conditions in Yunnan. When she asked the princess about the scenery of her hometown, there was light in her eyes, as if she was still a young girl.

Because of the nostalgia and sadness in her eyes, Princess Yunhua relaxed the nerves that had been tensed up in the Queen's Palace just now. She is not a person who is good at communicating with people.

"Every year the gulls and birds return to live by the green lake, the scenery has not changed a lot, but weeping willows have been planted around the bank, adding a lot of softness. The green cloud pavilion mentioned by the empress is still there, but the Zheyin Temple is gone. Once there was a fire, the site has already been moved to another building.” Yunhua raised his cup to his lips, but he didn’t drink it, just dipped it slightly, and then continued, “As for the eminent monk mentioned by the empress, Yunhua has never seen it before. gone."

"It's probably just a chance. The monk's sign is indeed effective. If he is still there, I can ask when the princess's body will recover." The queen said lightly, watching the princess stop drinking, but also He was not in a hurry to persuade him, but smiled and dimpled, and drank a cup himself.She was also a beautiful woman back then, coupled with the gorgeous costumes and exquisite makeup, there is still a lingering aftertaste of beauty under this smile, but the fine lines on the corners of the eyebrows and eyes are like time. No one can stop it.

"Your Majesty misses her hometown so much, why don't you ask Your Majesty to return home once?"

"Although I am from Yunnan, my family came to Kyoto 30 years ago. Kyoto is my mother's home... From Yunnan to the imperial capital, the journey is very long. Unless you are accompanied by a driver, maybe there is hope to go back and have a look. If you want to ask I'm allowed to return to the province alone, I'm afraid there is no such rule. I only look forward to the future..." At this point, the queen suddenly felt that something was wrong and swallowed.

Even though Princess Yunhua understood, she pretended not to pay attention and let this sentence slip away from her ears.Although a queen can't leave the deep palace to trek across mountains and rivers to visit relatives, if the prince ascends the throne in the future, it will not be difficult for her to go on tour after serving her mother. However, such a future is based on the premise of the death of the old emperor, so of course I dare not hang on to it casually mouth.

But even if she didn't say it clearly, as the biological mother of the prince, she would wait for such a day sooner or later if no accident happened.It is a pity that the situation in the royal family is changeable, and whether there will be any accidents is really the most unpredictable thing in the world.

At least, the current existence of King Zhao and King Jing is a thorn in the eyes of her mother and son.

"Yunhua, is it possible for you to stay in the palace for a long time this time? This palace is looking forward to having a caring person like you who can talk to you from time to time..."

"Recently, the emperor's grandmother is in good health and spirits, and she is engaged, so my mother told me to learn more about being in charge at home. I probably don't have time to stay here for a long time."

"In such a hurry?" The queen looked surprised, "I have chosen a county horse, and I have to prepare for the wedding. The eldest princess is not in such a hurry to marry you off."

Yunhua smiled lightly, did not deny it, and said casually: "Time is a good day for mother to ask the people from Qin Tianjian to help with the calculation."

"The princess is not an ordinary woman. The scenery of the capital is indeed not attractive to you, but the tobacco in the south and the vast dense forest are more attractive to you."

After hearing these words, Yun Hua was very pleased, and couldn't help laughing: "Your Majesty has been in Beijing for so long, but she still has the temperament of a Yunnan girl."

"Who hasn't experienced the vigor and vigor when you were young? It's just that after spending many years in this deep palace, there is nothing left." The queen shook her head and sighed, "Take today as an example. It's a pity...even if I say it's just reminiscing about the past, I'm afraid the princess won't believe it, right?"

Princess Yunhua took a deep look at her, his eyes narrowed slightly, and after a long while, he simply answered "yes".

"Then I won't go around in circles anymore," the queen's expression became serious, and her tone became more serious, "The princess may have stayed in the boudoir for a long time before, and I don't know that some people have sinister hearts and will do anything for power. For example, deliberately invite a group of people to rob, and then pretend to meet a hero to save the beauty by the way. These scenes are very common. Think about it clearly. My nephew is really young and talented. I can guarantee that this son will definitely be a good match for the princess. Besides, you and I are a family, and the crown prince respects you very much. At this time , and ask the princess to support the prince a lot."

Princess Yunhua waited quietly for her to finish speaking, then smiled and said: "The crown prince is the crown prince, how our princess mansion will be loyal to the emperor today, and how the prince will be loyal to the new king after he ascends the throne in the future, please don't worry about this. As for Regarding the selection of a son-in-law, my mother personally selected someone for me, so there is nothing to worry about."

After hearing this refusal that was neither soft nor hard, the queen only raised her eyebrows, and then laughed: "Actually, I already knew that I would get this answer, but I still have to ask it face to face. It's the same, and it really can't be changed. Well, the princess answered so frankly, why should I force it, I offer you a toast, I have the right to apologize, if the princess doesn't mind the presumptuousness just now, please drink this glass of wine, you and I When we meet again in the future, we will definitely only talk about the old scene of our hometown, and we will not mention these worries about the court affairs."

The empress covered the cup with her sleeves and drank it with her head up. Yunhua couldn't insist on not drinking it. Besides, although this place is also in the palace, it is the empress's Zhengyang Palace after all, so she looked at the small cup and slowly drank it down. .

Seeing her wine pouring into her throat, the queen's eyes were slightly mournful, but the firmness between her brows did not change slightly. When she personally cut the sweet orange with a thin ice blade in her hand, her movements were very stable, and she peeled the skin neatly. Take the flesh and hand it to Princess Yunhua.

"Is this a tribute from Yunnan?" Yunhua took a sip, a little surprised, remembering that An An likes to eat it.

"That's right. Gancheng has no feet, but it can reach as far as the capital. Although the palace has feet, it is difficult to step on old scholars..." The queen's face was slightly sad, as if she was homesick, but also seemed to have other feelings.

"Your Majesty, there is no need..." Yun Hua was about to persuade, when a female official appeared in front of the steps and said: "Young Concubine, Your Majesty, the Crown Prince and Mr. Zhang are asking to see each other."

"Oh, what a coincidence," the queen said with a smile, "I forgot to ask him to bring Mr. Zhang to show me. It happens that the princess is here. Why don't you meet me by the way?"

Princess Yunhua was suspicious, but he couldn't figure out what method the other party was going to use. After a moment of hesitation, the crown prince had already walked in with a tall and handsome young man in Chinese clothes, and came forward to meet him with a smile , and ordered Zhang Jie to salute the princess.

After returning to Beijing for so many days, and going to the imperial banquet together at the Hall of Martial Arts, it is certainly not the first time Princess Yunhua has met Zhang Jie.But what was different from the previous few times was that when the man stepped forward a little bit and made eye contact, she felt a sudden shudder in her heart.

After closing his eyes and holding his breath, Yunhua was keenly aware of his current dangerous situation.At first, she was a bit overwhelmed, thinking that as a doctor's mother, no one would blatantly frame her in the palace, but she didn't expect that the other party didn't need to force her at all, but she didn't know where she did something to arouse her mind.If there is no proof in the future if there are any consequences caused by my inability to control myself, it will be hard to argue, even the emperor will not believe that anyone can force him to do something.So the top priority is to leave this place as soon as possible.

"Ma'am, Yunhua suddenly remembered something urgent, so I'm leaving first." After a hasty word, Princess Yunhua turned around and left.

"Princess..." Zhang Jie just stretched out his hand halfway, and stopped involuntarily. He turned to look at the prince, but he gave him a hard look. He had to grit his teeth, muster up the courage to chase after him, and grabbed Yunhua. The princess' arm.

"Presumptuous!" Yunhua turned around and lifted his breath, trying to shake the palm of his arm away. When his eyes met, his mind was in a trance again, and even the palm held between his arms and wrists changed from hot to warm, just like his own body. Uncontrollable, like wanting to paste the warmth in front of my eyes.

"Ajie, the princess seems to be tired, help her to rest for a while..." The queen's voice came from afar, dark and cold.

The prince took two steps back, seeing Zhang Jie holding the princess's waist, and seeing a painful, contradictory and gentle expression passing over that beautiful face, he felt a little unbearable in his heart, and turned his face away.

The sound of clamor and clatter came at this time.

The Queen stood up abruptly.Standing on the steps, she could see farther away, and she could clearly see a figure rushing in quickly. The palace people who tried to stop them along the way were beaten to the ground. They couldn't slow down his momentum at all, and they were rushed straight up by him. He slashed at Zhang Jie with a palm.

Although Qin Ming seldom takes action, his martial arts are definitely not as fierce as those who have never experienced battles can imagine. First, Zhang Jie felt guilty, second, he did not dare to fight Qin Ming, and third, his strength was originally weak, and he retreated even more. After a few steps, he was forced to move several feet away.

"Qin Ming! You are really bold, and you can break into my palace without authorization?" The queen saw that Qin Ming came alone, and immediately stepped forward and angrily said, "Do you want to rebel by hurting someone?"

Qin Ming swept his gaze and noticed that the princess's eyes were cloudy and his feet were soft. Although he didn't fully understand, he guessed most of it. He only felt that the empress's mother and son were acting ugly, and he didn't want to argue with her at all. Catch the important points on the princess's body, and carry her on his shoulders.

The prince was frightened and angry, he repeatedly shouted and cursed and ordered his guards to surround Xiao Qinming, the inner circle held steel knives, and the outer circle unexpectedly set up bows and arrows.

"Qin Ming, you dare to break into the palace of the concubine and snatch the princess. Fortunately, the prince is here to escort you. Let the princess go. Maybe because your sister is Princess Jing, I will not report to the emperor... ..."

Qin Ming gave him a cold look, but still ignored him and walked forward.The guards surrounding him couldn't help but follow him, and all cast questioning looks at the prince.

But the prince was really in a dilemma at this time.This Qin Ming is a man who fights and kills, and he cannot be restrained in ordinary scenes, but it is not a trivial matter to shoot a general to death in the queen's palace with a volley of arrows, not to mention that he has a cloud on his back. Princess Hua, could it be possible to shoot a volley?But if he was not trapped and let him rush out like this, things would still get out of hand. After thinking about it, there was no perfect solution, so he couldn't help turning his eyes to his mother.

The queen's gorgeous red lips pursed, and two words burst out from between her teeth: "Fire the arrow!"

"Mother concubine!"

"Fire the arrows!" The queen's voice was extremely low, but her voice was sharp, "At least, let the dead be silent, so we can have more chances to speak!"

The prince was stunned, and immediately rushed forward a few steps, and said loudly: "Qin Ming broke into the palace and assassinated his mother and concubine, and murdered the princess, shoot him immediately!"

The guards hesitated for a moment, but after all, the crown prince was their master, so they put their arrows into the bow immediately, and the arrows rained like rain.

Qin Ming took a step forward, kicked a guard over with his feet, picked his single sword into his hand, swung the sword as bright as snow, shot down the first wave of arrows, took advantage of the gap, and fought to the left to the front of the steps, The princess put it on the ground, blocked the second wave of arrows from the pursuit, suddenly turned over and jumped up, made a few vertical leaps in the air, slashed left and right, and landed exclusively at the place where the guards were densely packed, disrupting the archers. Standing in the same position, the guards with swords were not his opponents. In the scuffle, he saw his figure suddenly soaring into the sky, sweeping and rushing. The prince who was watching in a daze suddenly felt a chill on his neck, The sharp knife is already on the neck, and the skin is cold.

"Everyone stop!" Qin Ming's voice was not loud, but the whole audience froze.

The queen trembled all over, gritted her teeth and said angrily, "Qin Ming, how dare you..."

"Among the three armies, beheading generals and seizing commanders is something I often do," Qin Ming said with a sneer and arrogance, "His Royal Highness is standing too close to me."

"Qin Ming! What exactly do you want?" the prince trembled.

"Send the princess over here and let the two of us leave the palace."

The queen's eyes were as cold as ice, and she snorted and said, "What if I say no? Don't you dare to kill the prince?"

"Does the empress want to bet the prince with me?" There was no warmth in Qin Ming's voice, the prince's heart was beating wildly, and he couldn't help calling out "Mother concubine!"

The queen's face was frosty, but her chest was heaving continuously, obviously she was thinking intensely.Just as she frowned and was about to open her mouth to speak, a high-pitched and hurried announcement suddenly came from the gate of the outer courtyard: "The empress dowager has arrived—"

The Queen felt a chill in her heart, and a shudder of despair rolled over her vest.But after closing her eyes tightly, she quickly regained her composure, and said to Zhang Jie at the first sentence: "Get out of the palace from behind immediately, remember, you have never even stepped into this palace today!"

Zhang Jie was stunned for a while, looking around in a daze, then he regained consciousness and ran back in a hurry.

"Qin Ming," the queen walked down the steps quickly, speaking very fast and authentically, "Listen too, the prince didn't shoot you with an arrow today, and you didn't put a knife on the prince's neck, understand?"

Qin Ming's eyes flashed, but he didn't answer.

"Prince Dao Waki ​​is the same as the general who shoots arrows. His Majesty doesn't like to hear. I don't want you to perish together. As for other matters, we will use our own ability and let His Majesty come to the court." The queen smiled coldly, "You You are a smart person, knowing that this is a deal that is also beneficial to you, why not do it?"

Qin Ming's face remained motionless, but the knife in his hand slowly left the prince's neck and was thrown lightly to the ground.

The empress dowager's old figure appeared outside the moon gate in the inner courtyard at this time, and standing beside her was Qin An'an besides the bewildered concubine Xian.

(End of this chapter)