After Qi Ling returned to Jian'an, in addition to having a great impact on Zhong Qing, there were also other people who were not lightly impacted, and the first one to bear the brunt was the current prince Qi Heng. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

After the news of Qi Ling, Qi Yu and Qi Jiu, the son of King Ying, returning to Beijing, spread all over the world, Qi Heng's eyebrows were almost never loosened, and as Empress Yang held large and small banquets in the palace non-stop for all the children of the clan to return to Beijing, the gloom in his eyes became more and more heavy, after all, on top of so many banquets, Empress Yang stepped on Qi Heng's move to support Qi Ling, but don't make it too obvious.

Moreover, Qi Heng's foreign family had already been defeated in a huge court battle before his biological mother died, so he had already withdrawn from the stage of Jian'an, and he couldn't give Qi Heng any help at all.

But Queen Yang is different, she is a descendant of the Yang family of Yujun, she is noble, and her father and brother are now all important ministers in the court, their strength is unfathomable, and they have always fully supported Qi Ling, which is completely different from Qi Heng.

And in the face of such a gap, no matter who it is, it must be as anxious as Qi Heng.

"According to the news from the periphery of the Shuyi Palace, the queen will hold a banquet in the palace tomorrow night, although this is not as good as the previous banquets, but only some female relatives participated, but the guests invited this time are all ladies who are above the second grade, so I don't know if the queen is playing with any other ideas. ”

Late at night, it was quiet under the night, but at this time in Qi Heng's dormitory, there were several strategists sitting opposite Qi Heng.

One of the strategists frowned slightly, and said what he had just said.

"It doesn't matter. ”

But unlike the strategist who frowned slightly, the other person spoke at this time: "This is just the queen's greed at work." ”

"Oh, what do you mean by that?" Qi Heng finally spoke.

"Actually, there is nothing strange about this, presumably His Royal Highness also knows that the queen is a person whose heart is higher than the sky, and when she used to compete with the abolished prince, every second counts, and a Zhong Shangshu can naturally feed her appetite, but at this time, things are wrong, how can the queen still be able to look at a 'little' daughter of Shangshu? ”

The eyes of the strategist who spoke were slightly closed.

But even so, it still couldn't hide the sharp mockery in his eyes.

And not only him, almost all the people here at this time have exactly the same thoughts as this strategist.

Everyone is extremely sarcastic about Queen Yang's mentality that her heart is higher than the sky and her eyes are higher than the top, and even now Qi Heng, who is still indifferent, is actually the same as everyone else.

Although the Yang family of Yujun is not low, but the Yu family and the Liang family will definitely rise, it is not a level, Queen Yang looks down on other "small family" girls, when Concubine Meng and her old people are still alive, she only thinks about ruining the relationship with Zhong Qing for Qi Ling, and then setting up a higher marriage contract, which is really obvious to anyone with a discerning eye.

But Empress Yang's side has been thinking about it for a long time, but she seems to have forgotten to ask the Yu family and the Liang family what they mean.

First of all, now there is only one concubine of the Liang family, so it is completely okay to ignore it for now, but even if it is the Yu family with a full house of descendants, it is probably impossible to want the old man Yu to marry his own concubine to Qi Ling, after all, with the Yu family's family, they don't have to do that kind of clinging to the royal family and the state of solidarity with the country.

So in this case, how could the Yu family let their daughter-in-law marry Qi Ling?

To put it nicely, Empress Yang felt that Zhong Qing was unworthy of appointing the second princess in the future, and even the identity of the crown princess in her heart. But if it is ugly, it means that Queen Yang dislikes the poor and loves the rich, and the Yu family has to bear the notoriety of "rich" in vain.

As a top-level gate lord of the Yu family, how could she be willing to suffer such grievances, so except for Queen Yang herself, no one is optimistic about her plan.

Everyone is just pretending to be deaf and dumb because of Queen Yang's identity and title.

"The queen mother has a good calculation, but this time she is afraid that the bamboo basket will be empty, not only will the Zhong family not like it, but I am afraid that even Concubine Meng will not be able to please her, this is a big benefit to us!"

"That's right, Your Highness doesn't have to worry about such idleness at all, now let the queen mother jump by herself, the higher she jumps now, the heavier she will fall in the future." ”

The strategists opposite Qi Heng were all trying to persuade him to let go of unnecessary worries.

And after such enlightenment by his own henchmen.

Qi Heng is indeed a lot more comfortable, and the resentment accumulated in the past few days has indeed slowly dissipated at this time.

As for the big drama tomorrow night, although Qi Heng can't be lucky enough to witness it in person.

But the eyeliner he put outside the Shuyi Hall will surely bring back a lot of good shows for him tomorrow night.

It's late at night.

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Since Qi Ling came back, Queen Yang has not stopped for a moment, the big banquet in the palace is really like a hundred flowers blooming in spring, wave after wave, it seems that there is no end, and since it is a banquet set up by Queen Yang herself, it is difficult for everyone to refuse, even the Shen family has to go to the palace in person several times to attend the banquet, and after showing his face, he can get out.

And since the Shen family is like this, let alone Liang Yuan.

There were several times when she couldn't help but want to pretend to be sick, but as soon as she saw her mother, Liang Cheng dispelled this idea again.

In the end, he could only follow behind the Shen family and enter the palace for a banquet.

This is especially true today.

The sky is not completely dark, and there are already chariots and horses outside the Xuanyi Gate, and the carriage with Ming jade and silver silk beads inlaid with the seven-winged wood of Shen and Liang Cheng has already been a large piece of black pressure in front of them before the escort of the guards.

It can be seen that tonight's banquet, which Queen Yang called a "little flower appreciation banquet", is really not small at all.

"Mother, didn't the queen only invite ladies of the second grade or higher to the flower-viewing banquet set up tonight?, then why are there so many people coming to this Xuanyi Gate now?" Liang Cheng looked at the Shen family in some surprise.

"The banquet set up by Empress Yang tonight is indeed only to invite ladies above the second grade to participate in the banquet, but Empress Yang did not say that girls from other mansions who are related to each other cannot come together. ”

Shen, who had been leaning on the pillow of the Purple Thousand Petal Chrysanthemum Silk Twin Clouds and Closing His Eyes to Recuperate, didn't open his eyes and look out of the carriage at all, but as soon as Liang Cheng's question came out, his indifferent voice was gently spit out, and he immediately relieved Liang Cheng's confusion.

I see.

Queen Yang's banquet tonight, the posts were indeed sent to those noble ladies.

But even so, Queen Yang didn't say that these noble ladies can't take their juniors with them.

In addition, a few people who were close to Queen Yang revealed some news again. If you have a slightly more active brain, how can you not understand what Queen Yang's mind is?

That's why Liang Cheng is seeing this scene now.

"Mother, do you ......... Could it be that for the family affairs of His Royal Highness Qi Ling and Sister Zhong, the queen mother really has the intention to repent of her marriage? But this family matter was personally set by the concubine and her old man, how dare the queen mother?"

"How dare you?"

Unlike Liang Ming, who was spitting and spitting, as the carriage slowly moved forward even in the crowded scene, it was still unimpeded all the way, Shen said indifferently: "You are not small, there are some things that you should know even if I don't say it." The relationship between Qi Ling and the daughter of the Zhong family was indeed set by the concubine herself, but in this world, there is nothing that cannot be solved by time, don't you understand?"

No, it's because she understands too much, and understands too well that time can destroy all self-righteous promises, so Liang Cheng doesn't want to see those things that will become unrecognizable anymore.

"Madam, Third Miss, has entered the Xuanyi Gate. ”

And just when Liang Cheng suddenly fell silent for a while, the sound of playing the piano sounded outside the carriage, Liang Cheng came back to her senses, got up and pulled the car door to board the carriage, and then quickly turned around and personally picked up the Shen family, "Mother, let's go to Linyang Palace first, right?"

"Well, let's go to Linyang Palace first to greet the concubine and her old man, and then go to Shuyi Palace. ”

The Shen family has been busy recently, and it has been a long time since the last time he entered the palace to greet Concubine Meng, and the last time was before Liang Yong left Beijing, the time when Shen brought a teary-eyed little man into the palace to say goodbye to Concubine Meng and her old man.

The soft sedan chair with gilded water waves and begonias was carried by eight small inner supervisors and walked in the forest full of jade butterfly orchids.

There are a lot of people who enter the palace today to go to Queen Yang's flower-viewing banquet, and there may not be many people who take a soft sedan chair, and when the palace maids and forbidden soldiers who come and go see the figure behind the purple snow veil, they all avoid it one by one.

The journey between Shen and Liang Cheng and his party to Linyang Palace could not have been smoother.

Linyang Palace

Sometimes, Liang Cheng really can't help but have the illusion, as if no matter how time passes, the rippling bamboo forest in Linyang Palace that seems to extend to the edge of the sky can shroud this palace in the peace of the years.

It's as if even time, the most cruel and merciless blade, has exerted the most tender love on this land.

Tranquility and peace are its gentleness.

"Mingyue, I didn't say you, I don't know how long this old bone can last, but you always come to see me once for so long, if you continue like this, I'm afraid that the next time you enter the palace, it will be when I, an old woman, will go west." ”

"Concubine, how can you talk nonsense!"

But unlike the quiet and peaceful bamboo forest in Linyang Palace, the Shen family in the palace at this time was made to cry and laugh by Concubine Meng, and even Liang Cheng next to her was holding back her laughter, and she was about to be injured, but she still didn't dare to laugh in front of the Shen family, otherwise when she went back at night, Liang Cheng was afraid that she would be repaired by her mother.

"How can this be nonsense, tell me yourself, how long has it been since you last came to visit me in Linyang Palace?"

Concubine Meng was so affectionate that she took Liang Yuan's hand, but she looked at Shen very complainingly.

"Yes, you are right, this matter is Mingyue's negligence, but how can you say those unlucky words, your old man, concubine, will definitely live a long life, be happy and healthy. ”

"I've lived long enough, and I don't want to ask for a long life, but if you little ones can come to the palace to see my old wife more, then I will really be able to be happy with him. ”

Concubine Meng, like Mrs. Shen, is already a long-lived person this year, but in the eyes of Liang Cheng in the past, both her grandmother and Concubine Meng were both wise and kind old men.

And characters like them who stand at the top of Xiyin, no matter what huge storm they face, they are all Mount Tai at the top and their faces do not change.

And this has always been Liang Cheng's longing for her grandmother and Concubine Meng.

Both "before" and now.

Liang Cheng has always had blind worship and trust for these two most respectable women in the world, no matter what happens in front of these two, it can be solved immediately.

In Liang Ming's heart, apart from death, they are the most invincible existence.

At least, until not long ago, before the news of Old Madam Shen's fainting reached the Zhendong General's Mansion, Liang Cheng thought so.

But after Mrs. Shen fell ill, Liang Cheng suddenly discovered that both her grandmother and Concubine Meng were already dying old now.

At this time, the two of them have long needed their children and grandchildren to take care of them and shelter them from the wind and rain, rather than still needing them to drag their critically ill bodies and rush to the front to resist the responsibilities and obligations that should have been taken over by the next generation.

Whether it is Concubine Meng or Mrs. Shen, if their children and grandchildren are promising, then they should have taken a back seat at this time, enjoyed the joy of family, and teased their grandchildren.

But whether it is Concubine Meng or Old Madam Shen, they still can't take off the burden on their shoulders now.

Especially Concubine Meng, although Qi Cheng has now ascended the throne as the new emperor, because the court has just been replaced by the old and the new, Emperor Cheng's prestige is still unstable, so no matter from which aspect, Emperor Cheng still needs the great god of Concubine Meng to sit in Jian'an.

And it is precisely because of this that even if King Li always wanted to take Concubine Meng out of the imperial capital, he was rejected by the concubine in the end.