When the emperor's words fell, there was a short applause in the four corners of the hall, which was the eunuch prompting the dancers and musicians to start the banquet.

After the applause, the sound of silk and bamboo started, and the dancers entered from the four corners of the hall, the fiery red clothes, the wonderful posture, danced with the music, as if a flame would ignite the hall.

The dance music in the palace is naturally excellent, the clear music is endless, the scene of singing and dancing will dissipate the restrained atmosphere in the palace a little, everyone is enjoying the dance and tasting the wine, so comfortable.

Where can Zhao Qingshui calm down and watch the song and dance, she looked at Peng Mo beside her, the queen, and several princes, an invisible threat forced her.

She took a deep breath, smiled softly at the emperor, and said, "The emperor was delayed on the road just now?"

The only thing that can dispel the fear in her heart is the emperor's favor, and the only thing that can make them jealous is the emperor's favor.

And now is the best time for them to clearly see the emperor's favor for her!

The emperor looked at Zhao Qingshui and thought of the reason for his "lateness", remembering that he was uncomfortable for a while in the imperial garden, he looked at the direction of Peng Mo and Jin Roujia, his face was a little stiff, and he said coldly: "You don't stay in the Yihe Palace, what are you doing here?"

Zhao Qingshui followed the emperor's eyes, and after seeing Peng Mo, her perfect smile cracked, and when she heard the emperor's words again, a touch of hatred crossed her heart, and her fingers tightened subconsciously.

Since she was pregnant, the emperor had never spoken to her in such a harsh tone.

At this moment, even if you don't look at it, you can detect the sneering gaze from all directions, the fingers are clenched tighter and tighter, and the finely trimmed nails are embedded in the flesh of the palms, and the stinging sensation makes Zhao Qingshui calm down, secretly exhale a breath of turbidity, lower his head and caress his flat stomach, with a maternal smile on his hibiscus little face, and said softly: "The concubine is about to suffocate to death when she stays in the Yihe Hall all day, so she begs the queen mother to come to the palace banquet, so that the eighth prince can meet his royal brothers and sisters-in-law in advance." ”

Zhao Qingshui's four princes who were called by the emperor's brother and sister-in-law were disgusted, as if they had eaten a bedbug, and their faces were more gloomy and ugly than the other.

The emperor's eyes fell on Zhao Qingshui's stomach, the coldness on his face eased a little, and his tone was not as cold and hard as he had just now, and said: "Then you should also bring a few more maids out, why don't you see the waiting girl." ”

When Yuelan heard the emperor's words, she curtsied and said, "Back to the emperor, it is the slave and the maid who follow the concubine." ”

When the emperor saw Yuelan who was far away at the bottom of the steps, he frowned and said, "Why are you standing so far?"

Zhao Qingshui smiled and said: "The emperor knows, Yuelan's girl is a little frizzy, and the concubine is worried that she has collided with the people of the palaces, so she is asked to serve below." ”

The queen sat beside the emperor, listening to these words, the smile on the corner of her mouth became a little lighter, and she scolded lightly: "It's a good thing that Concubine Xiang treats her gently, but now the situation is different, Concubine Xiang should also do everything for the fetus in her womb, and the maid should be replaced as soon as possible if it is not useful, so do you have to wait until something happens to make up for it?"

Zhao Qingshui's face froze, looking at the queen's eyes as if there was a sharp cold knife, do you want to take the opportunity to plant someone next to her?

smiled softly and said: "Yuelan was brought out by the concubine from the house, and the concubine has long been accustomed to her service. As he spoke, he looked at the emperor with sorrow in his eyes.

The emperor frowned, and before he could speak, he heard Jin Roujia's voice sound.

"The queen mother is right, Concubine Xiang Niangniang is too lenient, so Yuelan dared to let Niangniang go to serve the fetal medicine to drink, fortunately, Peng Mo was careful, and saw that the Niangniang's skirt was wide and the steps were narrow, which was not conducive to the walking of pregnant women, so she went to help Niangniang take the medicine in time, otherwise what if there was an accident when Niangniang served the medicine?"

Jin Roujia expected that Zhao Qingshui would not dare to tell the truth, so she dared to give her a dumb loss!

Hearing this, the emperor glanced at Peng Mo, then at his sons, and with a flash of thought in his eyes, he looked at Yuelan and reprimanded: "Bold slave maid, dare to commit the following crimes, do you know what crime to be guilty of!"

Yuelan trembled in fright, knelt on the ground with weak knees, and said, "The emperor is Mingjian, the slave and maid don't dare." With a heavy fear in his voice, he secretly looked at Zhao Qingshui, expecting her to open her mouth to save her.

Zhao Qingshui had the heart to save her, but at this moment, the emperor's mind was unclear, and she didn't dare to speak rashly, and her fists were invincible with four palms, and she was tired of dealing with the attacks of the queen and Jin Roujia.

He pursed his lips aggrievedly, bowed his head and said: "It's all the concubine's fault, I'm tired of Cousin Mo'er, and the concubine only thinks that Cousin Mo'er is dedicated to the Eighth Prince, so she didn't stop it, but it caused Yuelan to be blamed." ”

Jin Roujia saw Zhao Qingshui's posture of acting, and suddenly became angry, and was just about to say again when Peng Mo stopped her.

Peng Mo said in a low voice: "A trivial matter, don't argue with the princess, it makes the emperor think I am frivolous." ”

The reason why Jin Roujia was stopped was because Peng Mo saw that the emperor did not really want to punish Zhao Qingshui, but to take the opportunity to test several princes, and her entanglement with any of them would make the emperor more suspicious of the general's mansion.

Therefore, compared to this temptation, embarrassing Zhao Qingshui is insignificant.

The queen saw that Zhao Qingshui reversed black and white, blurred the facts, and said with a smile: "Thanks to Miss Peng Si's presence, Concubine Xiang will not be injured, this benevolent, careful, respectful and humble character is really worthy of praise." ”

Peng Mo replied with a slight smile: "The queen is a false praise, the mother of the mother is a model for all women in the world, the little girl just looks at the concubine's dress and the width of the dress, and the difficulty of mobility is not a big deal, I beg the emperor not to punish anyone." ”

Zhao Qingshui didn't know why Peng Mo interceded for her, but she also knew that it was not appropriate to continue this topic, and looked at Yuelan who was kneeling on the ground and said, "Thank you Miss Peng Si for saving her life." ”

Yuelan hurriedly kowtowed when she heard this: "Thank you, Miss Peng Si, slave." ”

Peng Mo lowered his little face, smiled lightly, and responded to Yuelan.

The emperor looked at Peng Mo's lowered little head, nodded for a moment, and said in appreciation: "Well, he is a kind-hearted person." ”

The queen looked at the emperor and asked with a smile. "Miss Peng Si is so kind-hearted and considerate of others, shouldn't the emperor give her a reward?"

The emperor smiled and said, "Naturally, the reward should be given." As he spoke, he looked at Peng Mo and asked with a smile: "Peng Mo, what do you want?"

Peng Mo lowered his eyebrows and lowered his head, his posture became more and more respectful, and said: "The courtiers thank the emperor, the queen, the courtiers deserve to be deserved for their lack of merit." ”

The queen covered her lips and laughed, "What a solid-eyed child." ”

Zhao Qingshui listened to the emperor and queen all lifting Peng Mo, his heart was uneven, and he came to the emperor's side with his stomach, and said: "Your Majesty, you see so many courtiers and family members, it's boring to drink and listen to music like this, it's better to find a game that can let everyone participate in it, and the monarchs and ministers have fun together, wouldn't it be lively?"

The emperor nodded slightly when he heard this, he was tired of watching these dance music for a long time, so it was better to change to a new method. "It's a good proposal, it's just a game that everyone can participate in... What's there?" said and looked at King Qu and King Ning, the banquet was a celebration banquet, so the emperor still asked for their opinions.

King Qu and King Ning were both unhappy in their hearts, and what kind of game should they play with the monarch and ministers at a good banquet, but the two of them saw that the emperor was in high spirits, and they did not dare to say anything to obstruct it.

Regarding the emperor's question, the two glanced at each other, and King Qu got up and arched his hand: "Erchen can't think of any game for a while, since it was proposed by Concubine Xiang, I guess Niangniang has an idea in her heart." ”

If you talk about horseback archery, poetry and songs, and the middle way, they may be able to say a thing or two, but if they talk about games, they don't know, so they can only kick the ball back to Zhao Qingshui.

Zhao Qingshui smiled lightly when he heard this. "His Royal Highness the King of Qu is too uplifting the palace. After a pause, he said: "The concubine is stupid, and she doesn't like to play when she is in her mother's house, but Cousin Mo'er likes to play and has a lot of experience in games, so why don't you ask her what she thinks?"

Peng Mo, the hot potato given by this palace, you have to pick it up!

There are not a hundred people in the hall, but also eighty, where is there any game? Zhao Qingshui did it on purpose!

In the case of enemies on all sides, she shouldn't have dealt with Peng Mo, but as long as she remembered the emperor's eyes when she looked at Peng Mo, she felt panicked, although the General's Mansion would not let Peng Mo enter the palace as a concubine, but the emperor is the Son of Heaven, if he insists on doing it, will the General's Mansion dare to reject it?

If Peng Mo enters the palace, in terms of posture and background, the queen will have to stand back, not to mention her Zhao Qingshui!

Therefore, only by making the emperor dislike Peng Mo from the bottom of his heart can he eliminate the good feeling in his heart!

Jin Xiuchen also noticed the emperor's eyes, and his peach blossom eyes were cold for a while, but he was not worried about what the emperor would do, because in the emperor's heart, Jiangshan Sheji is the most important, and he also relied on the General's Mansion to stabilize the Dayong Kingdom, so he naturally did not dare to treat the "baby Peng Mo" of the General's Mansion easily.

His thin lips were cold, he drank a glass of wine, looked greedily at the dancers on the dance floor, and tapped his fingers on the table to echo the rhythm of the music.

King Gong didn't like to pay attention to these intrigues, and he had no intention of seeing Jin Xiuchen's posture, and quipped: "These dancers are carefully selected from all over the world, and their looks are excellent. ”

When Jin Xiuchen heard this, he touched the unhealed wounds on his body with affection, and said: "The more beautiful the flowers, the more poisonous they are. ”

King Gong forgot for a while that Jin Xiuchen was assassinated by his concubine in the royal garden, and this assassination incident was rumored to be done by his father in secret. ”

Jin Xiuchen smiled and said nothing, if someone "sent flowers" after the assassination, he would have a reason to refuse!

In this way, the little girl has no reason to be jealous!