Chapter 35 Banquet for the Ministers
Who knows, Qin Huai's expression was a little indifferent, as if he didn't care very much. After a pause, he said, "If you don't want to say it, then don't say it." β
Those things must be very sad and sad, and what you hear may not be the truth, so why make her sad once.
After a few days of rest, there were a few more heavy snowfalls. Fortunately, Shen Qingfeng has never gone out in the warm pavilion, the stove is extremely warm, and the whole warm pavilion has a quiet sweet fragrance. Every day, after Qin Huai finished handling affairs, he came to Nuan Ge to accompany her first.
Shen Qingfeng thought of the tragic death of her family afterwards, and she thought more and more about the murder with her own hands, she knew that if it wasn't for her sword, it would be her and Lianxin who died on the ground that day.
Now that the Wind Pavilion has been established, it took a few months to slowly settle down in the capital. In the past few days, she has been thinking about where the case of the Qingguo Mansion came from to be solved. Suddenly, I remembered Zeng Han, the son of Nan Anbo, who broke into the Putian Temple at night.
If you can get the case of the Qingguo Mansion, you can know the whole story, find out who reported it, and try to find a breakthrough. That is to go to the case library of Dali Temple, which is a bit difficult, after all, there is a lesson from Zeng Han's past.
Shen Qingfeng hadn't thought about what to do next, when he heard news from the palace that he would have a banquet in the palace three days later, because the envoys from Western Qin, Northern Qi, Daliang and Southern Qiang had come to visit and receive the news. Shen Qingfeng felt a little headache.
Qin Huai looked at Shen Qingfeng's slightly frowning appearance, and couldn't help laughing: "This is a headache?" You're still sick, so it's better to recuperate in the house. I'll just go to the palace banquet alone. β
Qin Huai also knew that the princess didn't like those palace trivialities, intrigues and the like. And he still has the ability to make her not have to worry about these things.
Shen Qingfeng thought about it, as long as she was still the princess of Qin, she would attract the attention of the ministers. That's what you can't hide for a lifetime. I can only bite the bullet. "It's okay, I'll go with you." β
The unexpected answer made Qin Huai stunned for a moment. Then there was a chuckle, "That's fine, stay by my side." Don't run around, lest you get into unwarranted trouble. Although our Qin Wangfu is not afraid of those troubles, it is not good to make you sad in the end. β
Shen Qingfeng nodded and took medicine for several days in a row. She's fine, and it's getting colder. A red coral book in the courtyard over there also bears seeds, full of red branches, which is very eye-catching in the heavens and the earth.
Shen Qingfeng was wearing a red silver jacket and holding a bronze hand furnace of the Eight Immortals crossing the sea in his hand. Qin Huai stood beside her, also dressed in white. In the snow, it seems that the moonlight is draped all over the body. Followed by several guards and maidservants, the group went out towards the gate of the Qin Palace. The still low-key green cloth carriage was already waiting on the side.
Sitting in the carriage, Qin Huai took out a paper bag from the dark compartment and gently untied the rope. Shen Qingfeng curiously leaned over and looked, it turned out to be willow leaf candy. Somewhat unexpectedly, Qin Huai sent it to her and asked her to taste it.
Shen Qingfeng smiled helplessly, originally she didn't like sweet, and the taste was spicy. But they all treated her like a child. I took one and put it in my mouth, but it's okay, it's not very sweet.
There aren't a lot of people on the streets because it's getting colder. Occasionally, you can see a few small stalls on the corner. Most of the diners were sitting and laughing in the wine shop, and when they saw Yuhuatai, their eyes were a little surprised. Yuhuatai's business is still good.
The more he went to the palace, the tighter Shen Qingfeng's eyebrows furrowed. Qin Huai asked with concern, "What's wrong?" Don't like the Palace? β
Shen Qingfeng said in a daze: "No, I just don't understand why there are so many people rushing into the palace as a magnificent cage." He did not hesitate to stain his hands with unwashed blood, and he did not hesitate to step on the corpses and bones. β
Qin Huai thought about it, took one of Shen Qingfeng's hands, and stroked it gently. Shen Qingfeng's skin was very delicate, and the slender jade fingers did not retract in his palm. "There is such a thing as power, once it is touched, it is out of control. Most people like the sense of accomplishment and cheapness that comes with power, and that's the case with hard time. β
Shen Qingfeng raised his head to look at him and asked, "Do you also like the feeling of being in power?" β
After being silent for a long time, Qin Huai said with a hint of bitterness: "I don't like it, but if there is no power, the Qin Palace" will cease to exist." Even if I don't like it, I can't tolerate someone eradicating the Qin Palace. Power has cost both father and brother. It can be seen that it is not a good thing either. β
"If you have the chance, do you want to be an ordinary person?"
"There is no chance, the strongest wolf and tiger general of Northern Qi died under the knife of his father, and in the hands of General Wolf and Tiger is the most elite wolf and tiger army in Northern Qi, half of which is folded in the hands of the black knights of Qin Wangfu. Xiqin, hum! Now the real power in Western Qin is the regent Zheng Wei, because of the war five years ago, I picked off the regent's left eye. And the rest of them are big feuds, once I'm not there, or my identity has changed. The Qin Palaces became their first choice for revenge. β
Shen Qingfeng's heart swelled up with a little sourness, and his eyes were a little red. "Isn't the emperor your sibling? Maybe you can shelter one or two. β
"Feng'er, you are too naΓ―ve. On the side of the couch, how can you allow others to snore? With my Qin Wangfu and Hei Qi here, it is impossible for the emperor to completely take charge of the entire Yan Capital, so if the Qin Wangfu is destroyed. The happiest person should be the emperor. β
This is the first time Qin Huai has called Shen Qingfeng so intimately, and Shen Qingfeng is still a little unaccustomed. After a while, he said: "But the emperor now seems to be particularly favored by the Qin Palace, and everyone in the world thinks that the emperor trusts the Qin Palace." β
After thinking about it carefully, I felt a cold sweat come out. Yes, the emperor gave the Qin Palace's highest glory. But if there is an abnormality in the Qin Palace, it will be at the bottom of public opinion, and just these people who regard the Qin Palace, as the guardian saint of Yandu, will turn from loyal believers to spurns in an instant.
still underestimate this young emperor, his ambition and scheming are unmatched.
"How can we solve such a dilemma?"
Qin Huai looked at Shen Qingfeng seriously and said, "As long as the Qin Wangfu does not defect and rebel, no one dares to do anything in Yandu, but the life span of this king is limited, alas...."
This sigh seems to have infinite thoughts.
"If the next generation of the Qin Wangfu can support the Qin Wangfu, there is nothing to be afraid of. It's just a pity that I ..............."
Shen Qingfeng had heard early on that Qin Huai's lifespan was only seven years. Want to cultivate the next generation of heirs of the Qin Palace? Or in the absence of collateral children now. Isn't that ......
There was some blushing for a while. Said: "There is no other way to solve it? In this case, Aunt Zhang has been in the house for many years, why has she not been pregnant? β
Qin Huai said leisurely: "Because I don't want to." β
Shen Qingfeng didn't think about Qin Huai's meaning carefully, and didn't dare to answer below. But the heart didn't know where it had gone, Qin Huai was such a young talent, he shouldn't marry her. Because she didn't want to stay in the Qin Wangfu for the rest of her life, and she didn't want to have children with him for the time being.
Qin Huai didn't speak anymore, the two of them were full of worries, and they seemed to have returned to the beginning of their wedding.
When it came to the palace banquet, there were already many guests. Qin Huai took Shen Qingfeng to find a place to sit down, the main hall was covered with red blankets, and several stoves were placed on both sides to warm up, and there were eight phoenix tail lamps in the main hall, lit with candles. There is also a lingering smoke of agarwood burning, sending agarwood full of snort.
On the table, there are plum blossom cups and tea bowls that are all fired in a fixed kiln. It's a silver kettle and a silver wine glass. On the white jade Han steps in the middle is the bright throne, and the dragon with pearls on the armrests shows the royal dignity. It's extravagant, and it seems that only those who sit in high positions can enjoy it without blinking.
Not surprisingly, King Yu and Princess Yu on the opposite side all looked at Shen Qingfeng thoughtfully. Shen Qingfeng just didn't see it. Follow the little eunuch to the left side of the throne and sit down, except for the dragon chair and the position of the harem concubine, this position is the most noble.
In a short time, the feast will begin. Suddenly, two palace maids came to the front, bowed to Qin Huai and Shen Qingfeng, and said, "The little one is in the palace of Shen Guiren, and it just so happens that the nobleman is resting in the side hall, and I want to invite Princess Qin to talk about it." β
Shen Qingfeng knew that Shen Guiren was probably here to find fault for the Li family. smiled and said, "Okay, I may not have seen Shen Guiren for a long time, and it just so happens that Princess Yu is also here." Originally, they were all sisters of a house. β
The two palace maids looked embarrassed and said, "Shen Guiren only said to invite Princess Qin, this,"
Shen Qingfeng waved his hand indifferently and said, "It's okay, they're all sisters." Naturally, I have something to say, otherwise next time this princess will go to Shen Guiren's palace to ask for sin, today's palace banquet is not easy to accompany. β
The two palace maids glanced at each other, they had already been angry when they failed to invite Princess Qin last time. If Princess Qin doesn't go today, I'm afraid that it will be them who will suffer. Then he nodded and said, "In this way, please go with Princess Qin and Princess Yu." β
Shen Qingfeng got up with a shallow smile and glanced at Qin Huai again. walked over to King Yu, but saw King Yu looking at her with a smile on his face. Shen Qingfeng bowed and said, "His Royal Highness King Yu, Princess Yu." Shen Guiren sent someone to invite Princess Yu to go to the side hall to talk. β
When King Yu heard this, his warm smile turned bitter. Said: "This king still thinks you came to find this king?" β
Princess Yu stood up and said with a bad look: "So, Princess Qin, please"
The two sisters tacitly understood that Yuwang's words were the wind in their ears.
The two went to the side hall hand in hand, and the people in the main hall who were greeting and talking looked at it. There are also sighs in secret, the daughters of the Shen Mansion are all married, and they are all from Earl Wangsun. Now the Shen Mansion is really in the middle of the day.
When he arrived at the side hall, sure enough, Shen Zhirun was wearing a concubine-colored jacket and was sitting on the kang drinking a bowl of ginseng soup. The face and stomach are somewhat rounded, and the complexion is excellent. It seems to be more beautiful than when she was at home, and she is generous, which is worthy of being trained by Mrs. Shen herself.