The opening of porcelain is a common thing, but the palace is always the most elaborate and demanding place, so whether it is gold, silver and jade porcelain, it is perfect, and there is no room for a single flaw.

Ming Jin's long eyebrows sank slightly.

Jiang Xiyue smiled and said: "When the concubines used to be at home, there were also many open pieces of porcelain in the house, but I haven't seen them again since I entered the palace, and the opening of porcelain is a good omen, no wonder I want to congratulate the emperor." ”

With Jiang Xiyue's words, Ming Jin's complexion softened slightly, and he began to look at Shen Fengxu, but he went around in his mind, but he didn't have any impression of Shen Fengxu, and Shen Fengxu's position was next to the sixth princess and the ninth princess, obviously the daughter of the clan.

So Mingjin asked, "Who are you?"

"The courtiers are the six girls in the Dongning Bo Mansion, and they are also the righteous daughters of Princess Ning. Shen Fengxu said softly.

And after Shen Fengxu mentioned his daughter of Princess Ning, Ming Jin remembered that there are not many daughters of the clan in Beijing now, and a few days ago, Princess Ning's daughter Shen Fengxu was named Minhe Junjun, although it was sealed by the Queen Mother, naturally she also asked Ming Jin what she meant, and Ming Jin didn't care much at the time, so she just responded casually, so she didn't think about it for a while.

Since Shen Fengxu is the Empress Dowager Yizhi named Minhe Junjun, and Jiang Xuanyue has spoken out to help her, Ming Jin does not plan to pursue it.

However, Hu Huizhi, who was sitting at the women's seat, opened her mouth, and a cool voice spat out from her lips: "Jiang Xiaoyi is inevitably biased, the opening of porcelain is just a kind of decoration, how can it be auspicious? The courtier's daughter also has open porcelain at home, but she has never heard of porcelain opening is a good omen, not to mention, even if it is really as Jiang Xiaoyi said, the auspicious omen when the porcelain opens is also two different things from the front of you, Min He Junjun broke the wine cup, what does it have to do with the opening of the piece? The porcelain shattering is a bad omen, and Min He Junjun obviously did it on purpose!"

Although Hu Huizhi has a noble status, she does not have any rank, just because she is the eldest daughter of the Hu family and the niece of Empress Hu, she is very outstanding among the nobles in Beijing, but in the Chinese New Year's Eve banquet, her identity is nothing.

Especially in this speech, it is obvious that Hu Huizhi also treats Jiang Xuanyue as a former classmate, but Jiang Xuanyue is now a Xiaoyi in the palace, and Hu Huizhi is different from a monarch and a minister, and Shen Fengxu, as a fourth-grade county monarch, is much higher than Hu Huizhi's identity, Hu Huizhi's words are very rude.

And yet—

Queen Hu's face was calm and she didn't speak, as if Hu Huizhi's actions were all things that should be done.

As everyone knows, Queen Hu favors Hu Huizhi, although she has no grade and is not as good as the rest of the nobles in name, she is far more decent than ordinary nobles in Beijing.

Shen Fengxu tilted his head slightly, looked at Hu Huizhi, and smiled slightly: "The clothes on Huizhi's body today are very good-looking. ”

Hu Hui was stunned, and Shen Fengxu suddenly said what is this for?

Coming to the Chinese New Year's Eve banquet today, she was indeed carefully dressed, with a complicated and beautiful bun on her head, her head was decorated with pearls and jade, and a crimson tunic dress with a flower was lifelike, the embroidery was delicate and graceful, very light, as if blowing a breath, and blowing off the flowers of her body.

"It's just that the girl of Hui has probably never heard of it, although the epiphany is beautiful, but it can't be worn on the body, let alone come out to swagger, the epiphany is only a flash in the eye, the flowering period is extremely short, and it only blooms at night, what does it mean that the girl of Hui wears this dress to participate in the Chinese New Year's Eve banquet?" Shen Feng only showed a gentle smile on his face, "If you talk about bad omen, isn't it on the girl of Hui?"

Hu Huizhi's face froze: "You-"

Empress Hu was a little displeased, and reprimanded: "Huizhi, you must not be rude to Min and Junjun." ”

If Queen Hu really wants to reprimand, she doesn't have to wait until this time to open her mouth, she waited until now to start speaking, and her tone said that it was a reprimand, but it was better to say that she was relieving Hu Huizhi.

Concubine Shu, who was sitting not far from Mingjin, smiled and said, "Your Majesty, the concubines think that the folk rumors are very vague, and there are countless ominous things, and it is meaningless to pursue these. ”

Ming Jin glanced at her and asked casually, "What do you say?"

He doesn't plan to pursue it, Shen Fengxu is the county monarch of the Queen Mother's own title, and he is good friends with Jiang Xuanyue, and now Mingjin has a little affection for Jiang Xuanyue, so he naturally doesn't want to brush Jiang Xuanyue's meaning.

"If you really want to talk about it, I'm afraid that no one can attend the Chinese New Year's Eve banquet. Concubine Shu's smile was light and soft, "If according to the words of Min and Junjun, the epiphany on the girl of Hui means a flash in the pan, then what about the ladies and girls wearing plum blossoms present?

Everyone present glanced at each other.

It is now the depths of winter, so many ladies and girls have some plum blossom decorations on their bodies.

Concubine Shu obviously did not agree with Shen Fengxu's statement, and Shen Fengxu did not refute it, but nodded, and said with a smile: "What Concubine Shuniang said is extremely true, it is indeed the courtier's gaffe, if you think so, the courtier's eldest sister Yulou girl prefers azaleas, and there is also the meaning of cuckoos crying blood, it is indeed not appropriate, and the courtiers will pay attention to their words in the future." ”

On the side, Shen Yulou was slightly stunned: "......?"

Shen Fengxu, what does this mean?!

She didn't like azaleas at all, and besides, why did Shen Fengxu mention her for no reason? She hadn't said a word at all until now! It was wrong to just watch from the sidelines?

And Empress Hu's gaze swept over casually, which made Shen Yulou a little restless, and it was inconvenient for her to stand up and refute what Shen Fengxu said was wrong, she couldn't stand up in public just to say that she didn't like azaleas, right?

Shen Yulou secretly gritted his teeth.

Concubine Shu frowned slightly, then stretched out again, and smiled: "It's okay." ”

After she said that, she looked at Mingjin and said, "Today is a rare festival, if you pursue these, I am afraid that you will miss the time in vain." ”

Mingjin nodded.

He didn't think about it so much, but the women in front of him said one after another.

However, before Ming Jin could speak, he suddenly heard Concubine Rou exclaimed: "Your Majesty—"

Ming Jin sighed suddenly, a little impatient, and when he turned his head to look, he saw that Concubine Rou had already stood up from her position, pointed to the emerald parrot held in the birdcage, and said with a little trepidation in her voice, "Your Majesty, it's ...... What's wrong with it?"

Mingjin's face changed, and he turned his head to look at it in an instant, but saw the emerald parrot lying in the birdcage, without the slightest movement, it seemed to be ...... He's dead.

The palace maid guarding the cage was also startled, and hurriedly stepped forward to check the parrot's situation, and then knelt down and trembled: "Your Majesty, it ...... He's dead. ”

Everyone present was taken aback.

What is the origin of this parrot, everyone present is very clear, it has saved the emperor's life, the emperor naturally loves this parrot very much, and even gave a parrot an official position, no matter where he travels, he always has to bring the parrot with him.

But now...... This parrot is dead?

Ming Jin suddenly became furious: "Why did it die in such a good manner?"

As Ming Jin's words fell, the sound of charcoal flowers bursting suddenly came from the surrounding stoves, crackling, endlessly.

Busy with the palace maid went to pick the charcoal flowers in the stove, and then it quieted down.

After a moment of silence, Ming Yan stood up and said, "This parrot has always been by my father's side, bringing good luck to my father, but now it has suddenly died, and Fang Caimin and Junjun's wine cup has broken again...... I'm afraid there is some connection between the two. ”

The implication is that Shen Fengxu is an ominous person, because of Shen Fengxu's arrival, he not only broke the wine cup, but also killed the parrot that the emperor has always relied on.

It's something he didn't say, but made it clear to everyone.

Ming Shu coughed lightly and said, "Fourth cousin, don't you want to say that Min and Junjun broke the wine cup and scared the parrot to death?"

"My cousin knows it in his heart. Ming Yan just glanced at him.

Mingjin's face was completely gloomy.

He was only a little unhappy before, but he didn't have too many emotions, although the wine cup was broken, but after all, it was Chinese New Year's Eve night banquet, Shen Fengxu was the queen mother's personal seal of Min and Junjun, and he was just a teenage girl, Ming Jin didn't want to pursue it, but now the parrot is dead......

At this time, Shen Fengxu naturally understood.

Breaking the wine cup is just the first step in the plan, presumably Ming Yan also knows that even if the wine cup is broken, it is unlikely that Ming Jin will punish Shen Fengxu for this matter, although it is a big crime of disrespect, but such a crime can be big or small, depending on Ming Jin's own meaning.

To put it mildly, it's just a slippery hand, and Shen Fengxu will make amends.

So Ming Yan has a second step, which is to let the parrot, which Ming Jin regarded as a good omen, die.

Now the first person that Ming Jin can think of is undoubtedly Shen Fengxu.

Princess Ning stood up and said, "Your Majesty, maybe the parrot was killed by someone, you should check whether its diet has been tampered with by others." ”

Ming Yan shook his head and said, "How could someone harm a parrot?

Having said that, Ming Jin still sent someone to check, but when the waiter returned the news, he only said that everything was normal with the parrot's diet, and it was no different from usual in Fangcai, and he died suddenly, and no one knew what was going on.

Concubine Rou seemed to be very frightened, and she stepped back weakly, and said, "Your Majesty, there must be a demon at work in the palace, which hurt the parrot." ”

"How can there be demons in the Taihe Palace?" Empress Hu's brows twisted, and she said, "The Taihe Hall has always been a place to hold banquets, and it has been like this for many years, where did the demons come from? Is it because there are ominous people in the palace, so the demons are attracted?"

Concubine Rou said timidly: "Yes...... Queen Mother, if it weren't for the demons, how would you explain the parrot's unprovoked violent death?"

"But there are so many people in the temple, how do you know which one is the ominous one?"

Empress Hu and Concubine Rou, as soon as you say a word, you inadvertently steer things in another direction.

After thinking for a while, Concubine Rou said, "The courtiers and concubines were all in the banquet before, and they were never absent, and such a thing never happened, so they must not be courtiers and concubines, and those who came to the Chinese New Year's Eve banquet for the first time must be ominous people." ”

"Oh?" Empress Hu nodded, and her eyes swept over the people present, "So, who are the people who are attending the banquet for the first time?"

Concubine Shu was slightly displeased, and said: "Your Majesty, the queen mother and Concubine Rou's sister are not right, I am afraid it is not appropriate, the concubine has already said it, the people have different opinions, and it is too vague to pursue ominous things, and it is really unnecessary." ”

And Jiang Xiyue listened to these people coming and going, and she already had a headache.

Hasn't Empress Hu always had a bad relationship with Concubine Rou? Why is there a united front now? And Concubine Fang Cai clearly defended Hu Huizhi and refuted Shen Fengxu's words, how can it seem that Concubine Shu is defending Shen Fengxu now?

Jiang Xuanyue was a little confused, and there was some inexplicable fear in her heart, she only felt that there were countless dangers in the palace, and now these three people gave her the feeling that it was already very dangerous, Jiang Xuanyue couldn't see through it at all, if they had the heart to deal with Jiang Xuanyue, I was afraid that she didn't even know how she died.

And Ming Jin's complexion, as if it was gloomy and rainy weather, was probably on the verge of rage, he looked at the corpse of the parrot, and only felt that there was nowhere to vent the anger in his heart.

The parrot's death is unknown.

Maybe it was really a sudden and unprovoked violent death, but his beloved pet parrot died like this, and Ming Jin only felt that it was difficult to suppress the anger in his heart.

I can't find someone to deal with to vent my anger.

He glanced at Shen Fengxu.

Shen Fengxu didn't have any different colors on his face, just turned his head to look at the birdcage, as if thinking about something.

Although Ming Jin didn't think that the parrot was killed by someone, but only listening to the words of Empress Fang Cai and Concubine Rou, it was difficult not to think of Shen Fengxu.

"Go and call me from Qin Tianjian's Li Ji. Ming Jin said in a deep voice.

Hearing that Ming Jin was going to call Master Li of Qin Tianjian to come, the corners of Ming Yan's lips curved slightly, this move proved that in Ming Jin's heart, he already thought that the death of the parrot was not a good omen, so it was logical to draw out Shen Fengxu.

Empress Hu also smiled slightly.

And Concubine Rou breathed a sigh of relief, but when she looked at Queen Hu, there was a little hesitation in her eyes.

Concubine Rou knew that this was Ming Yan's plan, so she helped Ming Yan, but why did Queen Hu make this move? Queen Hu should have no grievances with Shen Fengxu, and Queen Hu and Concubine Rou were very bad before, so she shouldn't have helped Concubine Rou.

Unless......

Empress Hu can also profit from this incident.

Seeing that Ming Jin went to summon Master Li of Qin Tianjian, Ming Shu whispered something to Zhi Feng beside him, and Zhi Feng left.

Ming Shu looked at Ming Yan and smiled slightly: "Fourth cousin, do you think there are really ominous people in the Taihe Hall now?"

Ming Yan looked indifferent and said, "That's nature." ”