Chapter Twenty-Three: The Full Moon

Ming Dailing sat next to the game of Go and dragged a chess piece in his hand, kneading it repeatedly, and finally his fingers were loosened, and the black chess pieces fell on the chessboard, and rolled around again, as if they were about to fall to the ground and did not fall to the ground, and finally unwilling to roll to the ground, Qianchan picked up the chess pieces and put them away.

"What's the origin of this Qiao Sui, even Mu Zhiqing can't move her."

Qian Chan didn't speak, and pointed to the eaves outside or the sky.

"Your Majesty? The emperor will take a fancy to her?" Ming Dailing looked disdainful.

"Naturally, I don't want her, but I'm just a lackey who still has use value."

"How?"

Qian Chan replied: "Since Mrs. Murong went into hiding, no one has taken care of the emperor's dirty affairs."

"Mrs. Murong is a strange woman, and Qiao Sui's stupid woman is also worthy of being compared with Mrs. Murong."

"Stupid people use it well."

"Originally, on the day Gao Yang opened, I had to teach Qiao Sui a good lesson."

Ming Dailing pinched his shoulder, and Qian Chan stepped forward to rub Ming Dailing's shoulder and pressed his back: "Master, even if she can move Qiao Sui, she is also Shi Haoyuan's wife after all."

"Shi Haoyuan? Shi Haoyuan in the past few years is not as good as before, it is not an exaggeration to say that he is a walking corpse, there is no need to worry, and I don't really want to kill Qiao Sui. ”

A servant girl came in and said, "Second son, the fourth highness has come down." ”

"Come in!" Get up and take over the car for the Fourth Highness!

After a while, Zhang Zhiheng brought a eunuch in, and Ming Dailing invited him to a seat, serving tea: "Your Highness won't call anyone to inform you, I'll take over!"

"It's all my own family, so there's no need for this." Zhang Zhiheng sighed as soon as he took his seat.

"Your Highness suddenly came to my house, but what's the urgency?"

"There's no urgency, it's just that I went to serve my grandmother, and my grandmother mentioned Aunt Qianhua again, which made me feel a lot of emotion!"

"I'm afraid that His Royal Highness is not Mrs. Qianhua, but the King of Guangping!"

"I've sent people to check for so many years, but I can't figure out what happened back then."

"I have long advised you not to investigate, if it weren't for your dedication to this old case, the emperor would not like it, you would have been the crown prince a long time ago, Your Highness has both ability and political integrity, where is the turn to get that waste King Ning to be the prison of the country."

Zhang Zhiheng got up and argued: "Dai Ling, what can I do, I can't forget the kindness of King Guangping to me in the past, I really don't understand why he did this, so that now he is ruined." ”

"At this critical moment, you and King Ning have no room, either he dies or you die, and I got the news that the emperor in Chang'an suspects Gao Qiye and also suspects you."

"Why is my father suspicious of Qiye?"

"I suspect that he came to the capital with ill intentions, and I suspect his friendship with you. Your Highness understands?"

"Those who are clear will clear themselves!"

"Your Highness, since ancient times, it has been useless for those who have been purified!" Ming Dailing roared, startling Zhang Zhiheng and Qianchan, "Once King Ning and Yan Buyan use the question to play and make the emperor's suspicions believe that it is true, can His Royal Highness and Aunt still sit in peace?" ”

Zhang Zhiheng was dissatisfied and didn't dare to show it too obviously: "What does my cousin mean? ”

"Your Highness must keep a distance from Gao Qiye, and tomorrow I will give a big gift to Gao Shizi!"

Zhang Zhiheng remembered Gao Yang's "for public and private? ”

"It's both public and private!"

"You can't kill him, that's my bottom line!" Zhang Zhiheng put down the teacup in his hand and left.

Ming Dailing looked at Zhang Zhiheng's back and flicked his sleeves: "Hmph, obsessed!"

Qian Chan said cautiously behind him: "Master, after all, he is also the fourth prince, so the master will give him some face." ”

At this time, Gao Yang was confused and learned that Concubine Xian summoned him, Concubine Xian was Ming Dailing's aunt, and she summoned her because of Ming Dailing. The palace grandmother took Gao Yang into the palace, and as soon as they met, Gao Yang didn't have time to kneel down and salute, and Concubine Xian came up and pulled Gao Yang around: "This person looks really peugeot, and the flesh on his face is tender and has to pinch out the water, I'm really envious." ”

Gao Yang saw that Concubine Xian was wearing a luxurious palace dress, with plum makeup painted on her forehead, and the thick and delicate makeup on her face looked very young, and she looked like two sisters with Gao Yang at a glance.

The mother said, "When the mother was young, it wasn't the same. ”

Concubine Xian: "Oh, it's old. It's not as good as these little girls. ”

"The four princes under Niangniang's knees have married and given birth to children, but Niangniang's skin is like congealed fat, her face is still there, and Niangniang deserves to be the most favored princess!"

Concubine Xian was very happy to hear this, and pulled Gao Yang to look at her golden hairpin jade bracelet and Dankou clothes. Gao Yang already has a general understanding of this virtuous concubine, she doesn't have the frame of an imperial concubine, she likes to hear others praise her for her beauty, youth, jewelry, clothes and everything that can decorate her beauty.

A grandmother came in to report: The fourth highness came down to ask for peace. Gao Yang was busy preparing to hide inside, but Concubine Xian grabbed her, "No need, we will be a family in the future, no need to avoid suspicion." Gao Yang wanted to defend herself, but Concubine Xian didn't give her a chance.

After only a while, Zhang Zhiheng came in, knelt down and saluted Concubine Xian, and after getting up, Concubine Xian introduced to His Royal Highness: "This is Miss Gaoyang, you know each other." ”

Gao Yang saluted Zhang Zhiheng, "Meet the Fourth Highness." ”

Zhang Zhichu said: "The girl is really worthy of her reputation, Ming Dailing is my cousin, and you can often enter the palace to accompany your mother in the future." ”

Gao Yang saw that the mother and son always opened their mouths and closed their mouths to mention Ming Dailing, and he really didn't know how to deal with it, so he only said: "Thank you Concubine Xian Niangniang and Your Royal Highness for your love." ”

Zhang Zhiheng instructed Mama: "Mama Li, the first time Miss Gaoyang entered the palace, you take Miss Gaoyang to the Imperial Garden for a walk." ”

Mama Li said, "Yes." ”

Gao Yang left the Xianfei Palace to go to the Imperial Garden, although the Imperial Garden was beautiful, she was not in the mood, only turned around twice, and told Mama Li that she was unwell and wanted to go back first.

Get up early in the morning of the second day, the grandmother in the palace came to pick her up into the palace and prepare to go to the Yinhe hunting ground with Concubine Xian, Gao Yang asked Shi Jiangyu to accompany her, Shi Jiangyu said that she was pregnant and vomited badly, so she had to go alone, she knew that she would be able to see Sister Lu when she arrived at the hunting ground.

Two thousand forbidden troops and ministers of civil and military affairs set off in a mighty manner. Arrived at the hunting ground, the princess and the princess were ranked according to the rank, and the wife and the young lady were ranked according to the rank of the husband's father, Gao Yang was the Miss Shi family, and it was supposed to sit behind Qiao Sui, Shi Mingyu was crazy, naturally it was impossible to attend, Qiao Sui only sat Shi Shaoyu behind Qiao Sui, Qiao Sui took the initiative to ask Concubine Xian to let Gao Yang do behind her, Concubine Xian disagreed, and arranged for Gao Yang to sit directly on her side, a princess out of the seat: "Concubine Xian, behind you is the princess position, I don't know what title this princess has?" ”

Gao Yang didn't dare to speak, and Concubine Xian said: "Princess Zhimi, everyone in the capital knows that Qiao Sui and Gao Yang are not in harmony, and it would be a sheep to let Gao Yang sit next to her." ”

Zhi Mi said: "Then you can't go beyond the rules and sit on the princess seat, Concubine Chen, what do you say?" ”

Concubine Chen is the most noble concubine, if Concubine Chen speaks, Concubine Xian is also fine, but Concubine Chen only said: "Now the emperor and many ministers are not in Chang'an, this hunt is also the palace and Prince Yu to discuss and let the courtiers and women relax, if Mrs. Shi's side is really not suitable, then Gao Yang can sit here, and the palace will also sell the concubine's sister a face." ”

Gao Yang knelt down and said: "Concubine Xie Chen, Concubine Xian Niangniang is very loving, and the status of a courtier is humble, it is really inappropriate to sit here, I am like sisters with Sister Lu, let me sit on her side." ”

Concubine Chen agreed, Gao Yang breathed a sigh of relief, walked to Lu Yanjun's side in the back, and sat at the same table with her.

"Gao Yang, that's right, this virtuous concubine is so good to you, what's the matter with you and Ming Dailing, he still doesn't propose to you?" Lu Yanqi asked.

"Sister Lu, don't laugh at me."

"I didn't laugh at you, you don't know how nervous Ming Dailing was when you were in prison, how much money was spent, and I begged General Qing for a long time."

"Sister Lu, but I ......"

Lu Yanqi said bitterly: "I said why are you dead, if it weren't for Ming Dailing who saved you, you would be disfigured and raped now, or the government would ask and behead you, and even your life would be gone, you could still sit here and think about your brother Qiye." ”

"Sister Lu, be quiet."

"Okay, I don't care about your business, okay, when the time comes, you will let Qiao Sui harm again, you wait for your brother Qiye to save you, he doesn't have you in his heart at all, what does he have to do with you when you are dead or alive, why do you have to practice yourself, where is Ming Dailing bad, you marry her is the daughter-in-law of the Marquis of Nanxiong, you don't know that Nanxiong Houfu is rich and powerful, and how many people are begging to climb high. What about Gao Qiye, if you marry him, you are the daughter-in-law of the high thief, and you will be ashamed to follow you for the rest of your life! ”

As soon as Gao Yang heard the word "high thief", his heart was suddenly pricked, and he couldn't breathe, "Sister Lu, don't say it!"

Lu Yanqi saw that Gao Yang was angry, so he didn't say anything more.

After a while, she added: "Gao Qiye is also here, you can see for yourself, it's on the male guest's side, Yuan Shenyu is nothing, he can only stand aside as Gao Qiye's maid and wait." ”

Gao Yang really saw Gao Qiye, next to him was sitting Mu Zhiqing, Mu Zhiqing just had a drink with Gao Qiye, and when he turned his head and saw Gao Yang looking at Gao Qiye, Mu Zhiqing laughed evilly, picked up the cup and toasted Gao Yang in the air, Gao Yang retracted his gaze.

In the center of the venue, Zhang Zhichu, the king of Ning, asked to compare archery with Zhang Zhiheng, Concubine Chen personally made a color head, a jade screen, a competition, Zhang Zhichu won again and again, very proud, and comforted Zhang Zhiheng with mockery, Zhang Zhiheng was not angry with the humble gentleman, but he was not humble or arrogant and said: "I am not as good as others, and the imperial brother is taught." ”

The two of them talked for a while, but Gao Yang didn't hear it clearly, in short, King Ning won the lottery, and His Royal Highness was willing to gamble and lose, and he dealt with it decently, and there was no shame.

Zhang Zhichu also proposed to hunt with Zhang Zhiheng alone, and the color of this hunt was a treasure each from Concubine Chen and Concubine Xian, and the two highnesses left the gathering venue with the guards on horseback and went to the mountains and forests to hunt.

"Let me tell you, the two highnesses seem to be hunting, but in fact, the article is big." Lu Yanqi said to Gao Yang.

"You mean His Royal Highness King Ning and His Royal Highness the Fourth, the two of them play Tai Chi Fighting Method."

"Count you smart, the emperor went to Chang'an for half a year, I heard that Mrs. Bai Qianhua is getting better soon, her illness is cured, the emperor is almost back, this period of time, is the best opportunity for the two princes, His Royal Highness King Ning is the eldest son of the emperor, and his mother is a concubine; The four highnesses are both concubines, but they are younger brothers, and their mothers are under Concubine Chen, so they have no advantage, but God just gave him a chance, this four highnesses are talented and virtuous above King Ning, the key is that he has a good uncle Nanxionghou! When the emperor left the capital, King Ning was in charge of the government in name, but in fact, only Prince Yu and General Mu were in power, and King Ning was similar to His Royal Highness Si. ”

Gao Yang nodded.

Gao Yang doesn't understand the government, and he can see that where is this hunting, it is clear that the two princes are competing for glory in front of hundreds of officials.