The next day, I was still stunned and sat in a sedan chair to the Queen Mother's palace to ask for peace, and by the way, I gave a gift to show filial piety, the Queen Mother, as the most powerful woman in the harem, did she want anything precious?

The Queen Mother has always taken these into account in the gifts she gives, but asked me about the situation of my mansion with a smile, and I also answered vaguely, which will not lose the etiquette and proportion, and is also in line with my image in the eyes of everyone and the Queen Mother.

"I heard that King Jing and Chengguo Gong have been very close recently, and the fifth lady who asked the emperor to marry the princess a few days ago heard that she had participated in the palace election, and according to the rules, she could not marry into the royal family again, so as not to provoke criticism." The Queen Mother seems to have something to say, but I have never asked about this kind of thing, where do I know the depth, so I lowered my head and didn't speak.

The Queen Mother has something to say, so naturally she won't say half of it or leave half of it, and it will generally be very secretively revealed, and we will be cranky in the province.

"This marriage mourning family originally disagreed, it happened that the palace also met on the day of the election, it is a pity that such a demeanor is buried, I want to come to the royal family is the most suitable for King Jing."

I raised my head slightly to investigate, and there was no fluctuation on the Queen Mother's face, but I really couldn't think of anything to say to me about this matter. If I am a virtuous and virtuous queen, it would be fine, but I am a real embroidered pillow, something that everyone in the world knows, what is there to tell me?

"The mourning family plans to set up a banquet in a few days to invite the fifth lady into the palace, although the affairs in the palace are all taken care of by Concubine Chen and Concubine Shu, but after thinking about it, it is more appropriate for the queen to come forward in person, this is a family banquet, there is no need to be bound by superfluous etiquette, you are sisters, it is more appropriate."

Let me receive the fifth sister? I'm afraid that she will only be angry when she sees me in her belly, and the emperor can't see it, so it's true to sow discord.

"Yes." I didn't think about it, I should take a bite, anyway, if you want to stuff it for me, I can't escape it anyway, what do you do with any more tongue.

On the way back to Fengluan Palace, I suddenly remembered yesterday's dream, who can tell whether it is true or false? These things have been connected in a string, maybe there is a destiny in the dark, maybe the clues have long been revealed, and they were revealed in my dream.

The purpose of this banquet is for the fifth sister and King Jing, obviously the marriage is already a sure and unchangeable fact, but the formality that should be gone still has to be done. King Jing is the fourth son of the first emperor, a few years older than Jiang Yao, and the face that should be given is still enough, but I have never participated in this kind of scene, so I am a little worried about the embarrassment of the scene.

The banquet that day was set in the West Pavilion, and when I arrived, I happened to meet Jiang Yao, who came in a hurry after handling affairs, for him, such a scene was a bit overkill, but this was the meaning of the Queen Mother, even Jiang Yao could only be busy and squeeze out time to eat this meal.

My hesitation in the attic seemed to be seen by Jiang Yao, but he definitely didn't know that I was struggling because I didn't know how to face the fifth sister and King Jing, who had a not very pleasant memory, otherwise he wouldn't have spoken to me in such a soft tone, which was rare and surprising.

"And no one is forcing you to do anything, what are you nervous about?"

Saying that, Jiang Yao stretched out his hand to me like never before, I didn't know what he meant, I hesitated, I didn't dare to make any moves, Jiang Yao saw that I was unmoved, and he naturally took his hand back, and there was no extra movement.

Anyone can act on the spot, but Jiang Yao never thought of pretending to be affectionate with me in front of people, I can't guess what his purpose is in doing this, but my heart is even more uneasy, because of Jiang Yao's behavior, the uneasiness in my heart gradually magnified, and I know that it is guilt.

I don't think I'm sorry for anyone, except for Yujing. But where does such guilt begin? In a time I don't know, it quietly took root, and little by little it cannibalized and swallowed.

This is a banquet set as a family banquet, naturally there is no disturbing and clean pomp like singing and dancing, His Royal Highness King Jing and the fifth sister have already taken their seats, looking at the situation, it seems that before Jiang Yao and I arrived, the two of them chatted very speculatively.

His Royal Highness King Jing bowed, and then his eyes glanced around me, my expression was tense, and my heart was a little unhappy, but even if His Royal Highness King Jing was as unruly as rumored, he would not dare to have disrespectful words and deeds towards me under Jiang Yao's nose.

The fifth sister seems to be very satisfied with His Royal Highness King Jing, since entering the door, she has been strictly showing the quiet and beautiful of the ladies of the mansion, she is originally a beauty, every movement is like spring water as silent sultry - because of that purity, more and more want people to approach, touch, indulge.

Aside from King Jing's intentional temptation to me that day, he is indeed an impeccable person, both in terms of family background and appearance, which is very much in line with the image of the lady of the family who dreams of a wishful husband. Just the right care and greetings, the arrogance and nobility of the royal family are vividly displayed, the fifth sister is actually the same kind of person as the Chen family, and she can have such an excellent person to be courteous to her, and her heart has long been happy, where is there still half a point of wanting to refuse.

Jiang Yao and I are just foils, but Jiang Yao has never said half of the word "no" to this marriage that is completely unfavorable to him, and it can be regarded as a good intention to sing on stage here either sincerely or falsely.

Jiang Yao has been surprisingly busy these days, he sat next to me, and rarely heard him coughing with his voice lowered, I quietly glanced at him, and I actually saw a little tiredness on his face.

Jiang Yao noticed my eyes, glanced sideways at me, felt a little embarrassed, and hurriedly looked away. Jiang Yao didn't react, but I heard a low smile, and when I went to investigate again, I didn't find half a trace, and I don't know if I heard it wrong or missed it.

King Jing is very good at enlivening the atmosphere, he is taking the initiative to find a topic throughout the whole process, but he will not overpower Jiang Yao's identity to make people feel uncomfortable, and the kind of proportionality that advances and retreats is very sophisticated, and he can't help but look at this person differently.

In contrast, Jiang Yao's words are much less, he doesn't put on any shelf, and he won't be approachable, unpredictable, or unkind, he is a person who combines the rights and desires of the world, but he gives people the feeling that it is diametrically opposite, not burdened by the world, not entrusted by power, that kind of transcendent feeling, and achieves perfect harmony in the great disobedience and contradiction.

He's such an amazing being!

Jiang Yao didn't seem to have much appetite, pinched his chopsticks, and only moved the two lighter dishes in front of him slightly, and only ate a small bite, and even half of the bean sprouts and leaves were put on the plate.

He was a person who couldn't drink, but when he didn't eat much, he still drank a few glasses of wine with everyone, although there was no discomfort or drunkenness on his face, but anyone who paid a little attention knew that this was just what he endured.

Jiang Yao's hand on the table, his fingers kept gently tapping the table, there was no rule to follow, and it was enough to express the anxiety in the master's heart.

I also heard Changyun say that in the past few days, there has been a very bad incident in the local bureaucracy, the inaction of the local parents and officials has caused public indignation, and the senior officials in charge of this place have turned a deaf ear, and I heard that those who want to go to Beijing to file a complaint have also been secretly stopped, or the local scholars can't stand it, so they jointly wrote a petition and asked someone to go to Shangshufu.

It is common for local governments to collude and officials to protect each other, and the superiors generally turn a blind eye and close one eye, and they can just get by, but the impact of this time and the severity of the incident have far exceeded the level that normal people can tolerate.

As the saying goes, a strong dragon does not suppress the head snake, even if Jiang Yao has any instructions, and if he continues to convey them layer by layer, he will still be changed by some people with intentions.

It is easy to punish officials, but it is not so simple to regain the hearts and minds of the people.

The banquet ended with Jiang Yao's departure, and His Royal Highness King Jing naturally left with Jiang Yao, whether it was something or not, after all, he had not yet married the fifth sister, so he naturally had to avoid suspicion.

The two of them are gone, and the fifth sister doesn't have to care about others and play a sisterly relationship with me, and the smile and gentleness that have never gone down on her face disappeared in an instant, but she didn't fall into the freezing point like before.

"I thought that you would definitely try your best to break up this family business."

The fifth sister said coldly, this is the palace, not the public mansion, why did she speak so presumptuously to the queen's mother. Fortunately, there was no one else around, and I was slightly relieved.

"Don't pretend, after you returned to the palace, your mother told me everything, you have endured it for so many years, isn't it just to take revenge on us so that we can't guard against it?" The fifth sister is still in the same proud posture, looking at me with eyes that are full of everything, as if what is in front of her is not the queen, not the sixth lady of the public mansion, nor her own sister, but a drop in the ocean, an ant.

I don't want to have any boring verbal battles with the fifth sister in this matter now, what's the point of being quick for a while?

I stood up and motioned for her to step down. The fifth sister didn't move, she didn't want to leave, I wasn't in the mood to play with her, maybe I still had some scruples in the mansion, but what the palace said, it wasn't her Ronglan's territory.

"The palace went back to change clothes, if there is leisure and elegance, the palace can arrange for the palace people to take you around, if not, then someone will send you back to the house."

"My sister finally entered the palace, and the queen mother didn't want to invite her sister to the palace for a cup of tea?"

Unwillingly!

Although I wanted to say this, in the end, I still let the fifth sister follow back, and she was looking at this cold and majestic palace city all the way, and there was neither half envy nor the slightest fluctuation in her eyes.

"Stop!"

I was in a daze when I heard a sharp voice beside me, and I couldn't help but be startled.

Everyone also obediently stopped, and I turned around, not knowing what the hell she was going to do.

"Before leaving, I remembered my father's advice, I better go back early, so as not to disturb the queen." The fifth sister pretended to salute, and her movements were standard, but she didn't show the slightest respect.

I wished she had left quickly, and I didn't say a word to save her.

"I don't know if the queen is willing to accompany me for a while, after all, we sisters have not been able to see each other for a long time."

If I don't agree, maybe she'll come up with some tricks, so it's better to go along with her wishes right away, and have fewer twists and turns that I don't like.

The two of us walked side by side, and the fifth sister was a little taller than me, and she spoke with a high spirit: "Heh, when I first entered the palace, I only felt that it was extremely majestic everywhere, and now it seems that it is a little bigger, but I have been imprisoned in such a place all my life, what is the difference between it and a pet!" ”

The fifth sister's words are aimed at me, and I don't need to be angry, although the words are a little ugly, but the words are not rough, and the palace is just a superficial glitz, who wants to spend a lifetime in this cold deep palace inner garden?

"Why, don't you hate me for stealing the throne that belongs to you?" I couldn't help but say a salute in return.

"If it belongs to me, how can you snatch it?" I still can't understand the reason for the arrogance of the fifth sister in front of me, "I chose you as the queen, but because of the will of the first emperor, after you became the lord of Changle, you were already destined to be the future queen, nothing else." ”

Since it was predestined a long time ago, why do you want to make a big fuss about the draft? I don't believe that the royal family will do things so impertinently, and easily offend several major families, not to mention, where will the girl's family be placed? Moreover, the royal family's rebellion will inevitably damage its dignity and prestige, but I am afraid that this matter is not so simple.

"I used to think that you were born with everything a girl wants to have, and then I slowly realized that you are the poor person who has nothing." The fifth sister did not hide the ridicule in her eyes, "Rong Xuan, let you be the queen, it is my father's meaning, you are the one who can help him the most among his many children, but your self-righteous pretending to be crazy and stupid has made you lose your original value, if the Rong family has to throw out an abandoned son, it must be the most useless one." ”

When I heard these words, I didn't have the slightest fluctuation in my heart, and I even felt a little funny. The fifth sister didn't know what she was stimulated by, and she was talking nonsense in front of me, these words were groundless, thinking that I would really believe two sentences of casual discord?

"Anyway, your mother lost to my mother, and you lost to me."

The fifth sister said, turned to face me, her eyes flashed with my white light, not sharp, but a kind of relief: "As your sister, I kindly remind you, when you enter the palace, settle down, don't have anything to do with Yujing, you will kill him sooner or later." ”

"What do you mean?" I frowned, not knowing what she was trying to say.

"You know better than me what I mean, the Yu Jing and Yu clans should not be involved with the young lady of the official eunuch family, not to mention that you are now the queen, pay attention to your identity."

The fifth sister left, and I returned to the palace, and I couldn't calm down for a long time because of her three or two words.

Changyun said that Princess Wenle had come, and when she heard that Niangniang was not in the palace, she left again, saying that she would come to visit another day.

I let out an absent-minded "um" and sat on the couch in a daze.

Wenle looked for Zhao Fei that day for Zhao Yi, Zhao Fei has always disapproved of Zhao Yi and Wenle being too close, although Wenle has a noble status, marrying her is also a great honor for the Zhao family, but Zhao Fei seems to have other plans, he would rather tear his face with Wenle, and break the relationship between Zhao Yi and Wenle.

Zhao Yi was brought up by Zhao Fei since he was a child, although he is close in age, Zhao Fei has been very experienced since he was a child, and in Zhao Yi's heart, he is also the most respected.

I can somewhat understand Zhao Fei's mood, she asked Zhao Yi to have a relationship with Yujing, in order to get away from the government affairs of the court and be a quiet and comfortable son, and she didn't want him to be involved in the officialdom.

As the young master of the Yu clan, even if Zhao Yi is just an incompetent person who inherits the title in the future, he will not be suspicious of him, on the contrary, he will become Zhao Yi's biggest backer and reliance in this life.

Zhao Fei doesn't necessarily want to enter the palace, but for Zhao Yi, a weak woman who has no power to restrain a chicken can be as heroic as a god, after all, in her heart, except for this younger brother, the rest of her life is only gray.

I didn't help Wenle much, so naturally I was embarrassed to trouble her about Yujing. I don't want to keep in touch with Jadeite through Bunraku, nor do I want to be mentioned by Jade's side from time to time, so that he will never forget me.

I'm just a little worried about him, but I know very well that my worries are nothing more than a disservice to him.

Don't try to satisfy your own ideas for the good of the other party, if I'm really that worried, if I really have him in my heart, then I should start at the moment of rejecting him, and completely cut off all contact with Yujing.

If you can't love each other, then forget about each other! It is not a kind of letting go, but also the best protection for each other.

I kept thinking this in my heart, but in the end I still didn't do it, I was a wicked person, I made my own choice, but I kept pretending to be innocent and pitiful and accepted Yujing's heart.

If I am not ashamed of this, but complacent, I am a complete evildoer, but fortunately I still have some conscience to keep my brain clear and rational, and I am ashamed of my actions.