At this time, the night was hazy, Qi Jingyang held an empty pottery wine glass in his hand, kept flipping and playing with it in his hand, and the wine glass knocked on the table again and again, and also knocked on his heart again and again.

Behind him, Kong Yan stood with his hands slightly bent to the side, his head was low to his chest and he didn't dare to raise it, he knew that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was in a complicated mood at this time, and he would be furious if he was not careful.

The main hall of the East Palace was quiet and terrifying, and only the sound of the wind outside the house could be heard, and the candlelight kept fluttering, as if he could also feel that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince sitting in front of the desk was in a bad mood.

"Is the news accurate?" Qi Jingyang asked suddenly.

The will of the Qinzheng Palace was only passed on in the harem, and the matter of Lu Huiling's concubine was heard by the people in the East Palace, and there was no will to be passed on to them.

Qi Jingyang has been busy with government affairs these days, and the war on the front line is tight, as the saying goes, the soldiers and horses have not moved, the grain and grass go first, and more than 100,000 people have to eat, but there is not much grain and grass in the national warehouse, so he has to send officers and soldiers to collect grain and send it to the front line in time.

Although Qi Jingyang and Qi Jingqin do not deal with each other, in the face of national affairs, Qi Jingyang still knows which is more important, but wars are frequent, and the people in the state are not doing well, and the collection of taxes is very troublesome, and Qi Jingyang is often busy until late.

As soon as I returned to Beijing today, I heard Kong Yan talk about the explosive incident in the palace - Lu Huiling was crowned as a concubine.

Qi Jingyang only remembered what Lu Gaohong had said to him at this time, now there is Lu Gaohong in the court to help, and Lu Huiling in the harem complements each other, and the father and daughter do their best to let Qi Jingyang occupy an advantageous position before Qi Jingqin's return from victory.

Qi Jingyang can naturally understand Lu Gaohong's good intentions, these days in the court, Qi Jingyang is no longer hanging, Lu Gaohong fully supports Qi Jingyang in front of the emperor to run errands, and also assists him in handling official affairs behind his back, so that the emperor is impressed by His Royal Highness the Prince.

Qi Jingyang thought that he had already done his part, and Lu Huiling would not have to develop further.

Although he is not close to Lu Huiling, after all, he is also the cousin of his mother's family, how can he bear to let her sacrifice the happiness of her life to help him ascend to the throne? Not to mention whether he can't bear it, just because of the self-esteem that a man should have, he can't accept all this.

Kong Yan only blessed his body, stepped forward and said: "The harem is all spreading... I think it's true, if it's fake, Concubine Mei won't allow this kind of gossip to spread, and it's not good for Yichun Palace. ”

Qi Jingyang exhaled heavily, put the pottery wine glass in his hand on the table, and the wine glass slipped down with a grunt and fell on the ground of the East Palace, making a rather piercing sound.

Qi Jingyang collapsed in the chair with his eyes closed, his right hand was placed in front of his forehead, and his left hand hung down casually, he could no longer support it, looking extremely decadent.

Kong Yan was very worried about the prince, so he couldn't help but step forward and persuade: "Your Royal Highness the prince, the slave will help you go back to the palace to rest." It's so cold here, I have to go to the morning tomorrow morning. Now that the emperor attaches great importance to the crown prince, you can't be too late. ”

"Soraiwa, you go out, let the palace stay by itself for a while." Qi Jingyang said tiredly.

Although Kong Yan was not at ease, he could only take the order to go out, and before leaving, he couldn't help but look back at the prince worriedly.

The main hall of the huge East Palace is now only Qi Jingyang left.

He remembered that it shouldn't have been so quiet so many years ago.

At that time, the queen mother often came to the East Palace to see herself, and there were many children of the family who studied with him, Qi Jingqin and Qi Wangshu were still young at that time, and Qi Jingyang, who was a few years older than them, always liked to bully them, and the queen mother would always reprimand him for not being an eldest brother.

I don't know when it started, there was an indelible dislike between the queen mother and Concubine Mei, and then Qi Jingqin and Qi Wangshu would not secretly come to the East Palace to play, the queen mother always forced him to read and write, and the requirement was to surpass Qi Jingqin in everything, and always encourage himself with the requirements of the prince.

Qi Jingyang no longer reads and writes with the children of the family, no longer dances with them on the school yard with knives and guns, but instead is a stern Taifu, who only stares at him every day, and on the school field, Liang Fengmian only teaches him alone.

As the crown prince, the things he uses and the educational resources he receives are the best.

But he still remembered that outside the main hall of the East Palace, the osmanthus tree planted by the three of them was now fragrant in late autumn.

After the death of the queen mother, his mind always echoed the instructions of the queen mother before she died, he was the prince, the future emperor, and he wanted to surpass Qi Jingqin in everything.

This morbid thought oppressed him for a long time, and finally he was not tired, and indulged himself angrily, drinking and having fun all day long, singing and singing every night, and lingering in the land of fireworks.

Uncle Lu Gaohong was heartbroken, and he repeatedly came to admonish but was always perfunctory, and after marrying Zhao Peiyu, the lord of Shuzhong, he didn't know how to cherish it...

Now, it is necessary for the sacrifice of innocent women to return to their glory.

Qi Jingyang began to doubt himself in his heart whether he really had the ability to match Qi Jingqin.

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The day after being canonized as Concubine Ming, Lu Huiling woke up from the Minghuatang dormitory, Aunt Xu Lan was guarding outside the door early, and there was no main owner in the palace, so there was no need to get up early to say goodbye, just let Lu Huiling sleep until she woke up naturally.

However, Lu Huiling woke up early, she opened her eyes and looked at the carved patterns on the top of the bed, which were extremely exquisite and ingenious, and the emperor really gave her the best things.

"Xu Lan, come in." After Lu Huiling lay down for a while, she lifted the curtain on one side and sat up, she knew that Xu Lan had been guarding outside the door of the dormitory all night, because before this, she often needed to be on duty with another living official, so naturally she saw Gonggong He keeping vigil for the emperor.

Xu Lan heard Concubine Ming's call, and hurriedly took a few maids into the house with toiletries.

"The slave maid asks Concubine Ming to say goodbye, Concubine Ming is blessed with Jin'an."

Seeing that yesterday Ming Concubine Niangniang had not been reprimanded by the emperor after executing two palace maids, the palace maids on errand in Minghua Hall were more cautious, and they always felt that if the master punished him indiscriminately, the emperor would be old and compassionate, and he would naturally be reprimanded by the emperor when he passed it out, and now it seems that the emperor loves Ming Concubine Niangniang to the point that many others can not imagine.

The palace maid behind Xu Lan knelt on her knees, holding warm water and gorgeous clothes in both hands above her head, her head was low to her chest, and she didn't dare to look up at Concubine Ming.

Lu Huiling saw it, and was very satisfied, the two palace maids yesterday were not guilty of death, but she wanted to kill the chicken to show the monkey, she had long thought that someone would chew the root of the tongue behind her back, and these women in the palace were even more boring, she wanted to put an end to this phenomenon.

"Let's be flat." Lu Huiling said softly, "Wash the palace, the palace is going to the Qinzheng Palace." ”

Xu Lan was a little surprised, early this morning, the emperor may have just come to the early court, but after all, the state affairs are heavy, and he rushed forward without being summoned, and Rao is Mei Guifei Niangniang will also be turned away.

can think about it, where is Concubine Ming's mother who can match Mei Guifei now? Xu Lan has been in the palace for most of her life, but who has risen to the sky from a young female official? There is only Concubine Ming.

"Yes." Xu Lan blessed her body, obediently stepped forward to help Concubine Ming sit in front of the dressing mirror, and carefully combed her hair.