Chapter 37: Murder of the Emperor's Heir
Shen Qingfeng embarrassedly withdrew his stiff hand in mid-air, and said with a haha: "Prince Ling Rui, if you want to drink, there are many in this palace, it is the autumn dew white of Qi Real Estate, you can taste it at will." ”
Ling Rui smiled evilly, and blinked his mouth, as if he was reminiscing about Fang Cai's autumn dew. said with a smile: "This prince likes this cup in Princess Qin's hand, is Princess Qin okay after marrying into the palace of King Qin?" I should regret it, right? ”
Before Shen Qingfeng could speak, a shrill voice shouted: "The emperor has arrived, the queen mother has arrived, the queen mother has arrived..."
Ling Rui restrained the smile on his face and returned to his seat to sit.
I saw a few bright figures coming over from there, headed by the emperor. He was dressed in a yellow dragon robe, with his hands behind his back. A person who is not yet thirty has a faint majesty that cannot be ignored. But just like last time, he looked a little tired. His eyelids were red and swollen, and his eyes were full of power-soaked intoxication.
followed by the Queen Mother and Empress Wei, Chen Guifei, Shen Guiren, and Yi Concubine,,,
Shen Qingfeng saw Empress Wei for the first time. She is a dignified and virtuous-looking woman, well maintained. The face is like a flower of spring dawn, but the two eyes are a little hollow and have no luster. I want to be more moving when I was young, and after a few years in the palace, I have long been assimilated.
When they walked to the middle of the main hall, Shen Qingfeng felt an inviolable royal might. Then the ministers would kneel down and prostrate three times, and then the foreign envoys would perform the rites of their own country.
Shen Qingfeng just bowed slightly, and Qin Huai also bowed his hand very simply.
Because the first emperor once issued an edict to exempt the Qin Palace's kneeling salute, which means that they only need to arch their hands and have their hearts arrived.
Shen Qingfeng was still a little moved by the privileges of the Qin Palace, because she now knew that the emperor was acting like this. I also don't like to bow down to this powerful person.
Emperor Qi Xiuhao first looked around the entire hall, and finally his eyes fell on King Qin and Princess Qin. Squinting his eyes, revealing a hint of danger.
But this sharp gaze was only swept away. He regained his warm smile and said, "Get up, today is because foreign envoys have come to visit my Yandu to worship, so I specially invite hundreds of officials to accompany me." Sit down, everyone must have a good time today. ”
The hundred officials got up and sat down, and then the palace maid brought some exquisite dishes and fruits. It was the first time for Shen Qingfeng to participate in such a palace banquet, and in fact, he was still a little uneasy in his heart. But the appetite is still good.
I took a piece of simmered venison with cashew nuts and tasted it, and tasted the three fresh meatballs, and the small mouth did not stop, but the ears were propped up to listen to the people on the throne on the stage.
There was nothing new, just a few words of greeting with Zheng Qiankun and Tuoba Jun, only to hear the little princess from Nanqiang stand up with an annoyed face, and said: "Princess Nanqiang Churen on behalf of my father and king to ask His Majesty the Emperor Yandu for peace, and greet His Majesty the Emperor Yandu for good health and prosperity of the national capital." ”
Qi Xiuhao listened to these compliments, and obviously didn't care. Seeing that Nanqiang only came to a princess who was still young. I don't really take it very seriously. "There are memories of King Laonanqiang and Princess Churen."
However, Princess Chu Ren didn't see it. just said angrily: "Your Majesty, entering the palace today is not just to congratulate your dynasty. There is one more thing, please ask the emperor to call the shots."
Qi Xiuhao looked Princess Churen up and down steadily, with a slender figure, a tall nose, a very heavy interracial appearance, and an outgoing personality with a bit of hotness. At first glance, she is a spoiled little princess in Nanqiang. Qi Xiuhao asked patiently, "I don't know what else Princess Churen has to do today?" But is it uncomfortable to live in the glass hall? ”
Princess Churen opened her mouth and said: "That's not the case, but my Nanqiang prince also entered the Hajj with this princess." A few days ago, I went to the Qin Palace, drank the wedding wine, and then never returned. This princess sent people to search all over the capital, but to no avail. It took three days to find Brother Wang, but Brother Wang was already crazy and stupid. And in Yandu, the only one who has an enmity with the prince of our dynasty is His Royal Highness the King of Qin. ”
After speaking, he looked at Qin Huai's side with sharp eyes.
In fact, on the day of King Qin's wedding, the ministers present were basically present. Naturally, he also knew what Prince De of Nanqiang said when he visited the church, so Princess Churen's suspicion of King Qin was also reasonable. For a while, I watched how King Qin responded, and he encountered such a thing just a few days after he first went to the court.
Qi Xiuhao's eyes narrowed and looked at King Qin.
As if he hadn't heard, Qin Huai carefully removed the bones of the West Lake vinegar fish on the plate, and sandwiched the fish meat in Shen Qingfeng's bowl.
Everyone was messy for a while, in a world where men are superior to women. It has always been a wife who gives her husband a dish. It seems that King Qin and Princess Qin have a very strong relationship.
Shen Qingfeng really has no face to eat fish and meat in front of everyone, and it can be seen that many people are not used to seeing King Qin give her vegetables. Helplessly, Shen Qingfeng sandwiched a piece of winter bamboo shoots and bacon and put it in Qin Huai's bowl.
It's really not good to show affection in everyone's sight, Chen Guifei's hand is tightly holding a gold-inlaid silver cup, as if she wants to scratch it.
Qi Xiuhao glanced at Concubine Chen's gaffe, coughed lightly again, and asked, "King Qin, what Princess Churen said about Prince De, but what did you do?" ”
Qin Huai still ate the winter bamboo shoots that Shen Qingfeng brought unhurriedly, and then raised his head and said: "This king has lived in a simple place in the past five years, and Prince De should not have seen it." How can there be a grudge against Prince De? This king has a grudge against Nanqiang, after all, tens of thousands of people were lost five years ago. ”
Well, that's the truth. Prince De was dealt with by Xie Bilin, and it really has nothing to do with him. Soon after the worship was over, Xie Bilin unknowingly kidnapped Prince De and prepared to vent for him, but he did not give the order.
Princess Chu Ren was still young, so she naturally didn't know Qin Huai's ridicule, and when she saw that the emperor was frowning, she felt a little embarrassed in her heart. It was the younger brother who offended the king of Qin first, and made people worship and get married. But Brother Wang is now gone, and he is afraid that it will be difficult to explain to his father when he goes back to Nanqiang.
Shaking his lips, he said: "Didn't His Royal Highness King Qin take revenge just because on the day of the wedding, Brother Wang's disrespectful words?" After we came to Yandu, we only went to the Qin Palace. I have never offended others, only you, Qin Wangfu. ”
"I'm afraid Princess Chu Ren is mistaken, this king remembers that Princess Chu Ren traveled to Yandu, or did His Royal Highness King Yu pick up the wind? I heard in the glass hall that because of the discomfort of living, there was a big fuss. even entered the palace to see the queen mother. Why have you only been to the Qin Palace? Qin Huai's tone was still very gentle.
He added: "Princess Churen, this is Yandu, and there must be evidence for what you say." I don't know what evidence Princess Churen has for these words. ”
At this time, Princess Chu Ren was silent and lowered her eyes, and her face was very ugly. She knew that it must have been done by someone from the Qin Palace, but she couldn't get any evidence. I could only look pitifully at His Royal Highness King Yu next to me.
King Yu glanced at it and said, "It happened that the king was also there that day, and I did hear that Prince De made disrespectful remarks when he was visiting the church, and he disappeared on the same day." It's just too much of a coincidence. After all, it was the prince of a country who was seriously injured, and Princess Chu Ren's guesses and suspicions were normal. So it would be good for King Qin to tell the truth. ”
As soon as the words fell, he saw Princess Chu Ren's grateful gaze.
Qin Huai's gaze shifted from Princess Churen to King Yu, "Since Prince De has returned, just ask Prince De directly." The king was also very concerned about the safety of the envoys of Nanqiang, and asked who the prince did it, and the king personally went to arrest and put him in prison. ”
said it so uprightly and awe-inspiring, even Shen Qingfeng was thinking that Qin Huai should be innocent.
Princess Chu Ren had tears in her eyes, stared at Qin Huai with resentment, and said, "His Royal Highness King Qin knows that Brother Wang is already crazy and stupid, where does he know anything?" ”
When Qin Huai heard this, he didn't see any anger at all, but instead smiled faintly.
Chen Guifei suddenly answered: "Didn't I hear that Prince Nanqiangde was born less than a month ago, so he was born with congenital deficiencies in his life, and his intelligence acted like a child?" This ,,,,,"
Princess Chu Ren dared to go to the palace to accuse King Qin without the slightest evidence, which was really commendable.
Everyone knows that Prince Nanqiangde is congenitally deficient and stupid in words and deeds.
Looking at Princess Chu Ren's slowly pale face, Chen Guifei played with the silver cup in her hand, and said slowly: "Princess Chu Ren, what evidence do you have to prove that the Qin Palace's Mansion hurt Prince De, let's say it quickly." ”
Seeing Princess Churen's demeanor, he also knew that he couldn't come up with evidence.
Emperor Qi Xiuhao was originally happy to watch them confront each other one by one, but Princess Churen was really useless. After a while, it had no effect on King Qin at all. He said, "Since there is no direct evidence, let's do it." After the palace banquet, I will send the imperial doctor to treat Prince De, so Princess Churen should not worry. ”
Chen Guifei personally poured a glass of wine for the emperor, poured it again, and lightly opened her lips and said: "Your Majesty, it's boring to sit like this, since things have been settled, why don't you invite singing and dancing to help the fun?" ”
Qi Xiuhao nodded, and said with a smile: "What Concubine Ai said is that it is very boring to have wine and no fun. Let's sing and dance. ”
As soon as the words fell, several palace maids wearing red dance skirts came out from the side, with graceful postures and graceful dances. One by one, the figures of Miaoman danced on the main hall, as if those farces had never appeared.
Listening to the melodious sound of silk and bamboo orchestras in your ears is very interesting. Shen Qingfeng probably knew that this palace banquet was aimed at her, so she filled her stomach half full early in the morning before she could cheer up to deal with them.
Sure enough, it didn't take long for the music to turn around in the hall with its melodious undulations. There was an uncomfortable cry of pain, and everyone didn't know why for a while. Looking up, it turned out to be Shen Guiren, who was seven months pregnant, sitting on a chair. shouted in his mouth: "Your Majesty, help the concubines and save the children." It hurts ,,,."
Everyone looked at Shen Guiren blankly and with concern, and the emperor was also shocked when he saw it, and quickly stepped forward a few steps to hold Shen Guiren's hand, and asked, "What's the matter?" Where does it hurt? ”