Geng Tinglian narrowed her eyes, and her pupils became dark little by little, and there was a cold light flashing in them.

She looked in the direction of the water pavilion from afar, and always sat quietly in the gazebo, and finally did not pass.

The view in this imperial garden is wide, Geng Tinglian can see the scene in the Water Pavilion, and the people in the Water Pavilion can also see her.

Congzhen saw Geng Tinglian, so she leaned over, pointed in the direction of Han Xing and Duanmu Fei towards the pavilion, and whispered: "Your Highness, Concubine Geng Zhuang is over there." ”

Han Xing followed Congzhen's gaze and glanced in the direction of the gazebo, and quickly withdrew his gaze.

Han Xing muttered softly to Duanmu: "This Geng Tinglian, since entering the palace, she has been a little yin and yang, and she doesn't go to ask the queen mother for peace, thinking that she is the concubine of the Weiguo Mansion is superior." No rules! ”

And Duanmu Fei didn't even look at Geng Tinglian.

She still remembered that last year, Geng Tinglian almost burned her sister to death in Huangjue Temple......

Duanmu Fei just thought about what happened at that time, and he felt terrified.

Han Xing was stunned, keenly aware that Duanmu Fei's expression was a little wrong, and also remembered the fire in Huangjue Temple.

She cleared her throat, stopped mentioning Geng Tinglian, and said with a smile: "Cousin Scarlet, we haven't played with ejaculation for a long time!" ”

Duanmufei beckoned Wuyang and Duanmujun over, and the four girls sat together, playing, laughing, eating tea, and enjoying flowers.

The morning breeze blows slowly, and the clusters of summer flowers bloom in the imperial garden, the fragrance of the flowers floats, and the dragonflies dot the water.

The four of them played several rounds of shooting, and Jun Lingxi arrived late.

Jun Lingxi was wearing a water-blue embroidered wisteria skirt, and her face was thinly powdered, but she couldn't hide the haggard on her face, and she was also a little thinner.

Seeing Jun Lingxi's appearance, Duanmu Fei and Han Xing felt distressed, and secretly exchanged a look, knowing that Jun Lingxi was worried about King Jian who was far away in the north.

"Konishi."

Duanmu got up and greeted him with a smile.

She looked at Jun Lingxi with a preoccupied look, and simply pulled her to the next door with Han Xing to talk for a while.

Wuyang and Duanmujun also saw Jun Lingxi, and the five girls' families got together to whisper.

Congzhen hurriedly poured tea and water for Jun Lingxi, and then retreated to the curtain to show them the door.

Jun Lingxi flattened her mouth, and she didn't hide it in front of a few close friends, as if asking herself, and said with emotion: "I don't know when the eldest brother will return to the north?" "The emperor agreed......

Jun Lingxi's question, no one can answer.

The heart of the monarch is unpredictable.

Duanmu Fei sighed in his heart, even Cen Yin couldn't change the emperor's mind, I'm afraid he had to let the emperor figure it out himself......

Jun Lingxi's eyes seemed to be surging with huge waves, and his emotions were more complicated, and it was difficult to hide his worries.

Different from the reports received by the imperial court, King Jian's mansion also has its own flying pigeon biography, so Jun Lingxi and Jun Ran can still get some news that the imperial court can't get.

The situation over there in Lingwu City is already very bad.

The Northern Yan army launched raids again and again, although King Jian barely held the city, but the northern army also suffered a lot of casualties, and there were reinforcements on the way to the Northern Yan side, and when the reinforcements arrived in the area of Lingwu City, it was difficult to say whether King Jian could still hold the city!

Jun Lingxi clenched his fists, his brows furrowed deeply, and his body tensed, like a full bow.

"The eldest brother once said that the people of Beiyan are afraid of heat, and as long as they survive June, most of them will retreat, but this time, it is already July, and Beiyan not only did not withdraw its troops, but also sent reinforcements to continue the attack...... So, the eldest brother is very anxious. ”

The air was tense, and the surroundings were quiet all of a sudden, and the air was a little heavy.

Suddenly, a gentle breeze blew, causing a half-open window to shake and make a piercing creaking sound, which was particularly loud in this small room.

Wuyang and Hanxing didn't know anything about military affairs, and their expressions were hard to hide.

But Duanmu Fei understood as soon as he heard it, and his eyebrows became cautious.

Since Beiyan did not retreat due to the summer heat, this means that Yelusuo, the king of Beiyan, is more determined and prepared than before this time.

Everything is ready on the Beiyan side, but on their Dasheng side, the monarchs and ministers are not single-minded, and the emperor is timid...... Even now, it is still delaying, and I don't know if I am expecting Beiyan to take the initiative to withdraw from the army. ……

The situation in the north will only become more dangerous.

At this time, any comfort is just empty words, Jun Lingxi also understands this, and he doesn't dare to talk to his mother in the palace, and he is afraid that he will make the eldest brother even more annoyed if he talks too much.

Now the person who is most worried about his father is probably the eldest brother.

Obviously has the ability to go to the battlefield, and can obviously help his father, but he can only be trapped in the capital, but he can only passively wait for the military report from the north......

Now Jun Lingxi said these words that he had been holding back for several days, and his whole body was a lot more relaxed, and he drank most of the warm flower tea in the teacup.

Duanmu Fei personally poured tea for Jun Lingxi, remembered what Duanmu Guifei said, and said with relief: "Fortunately, now that the southern army has returned to Yunnanzhou, the imperial court does not need to be distracted to worry about the southern border...... That also means that whether it is reinforcements or grain and grass, the emperor will give priority to what the northern border needs."

Jun Lingxi barely squeezed out a wry smile.

She didn't want to spoil everyone's mood for her alone, so she adjusted her mood, pointed to the lake outside the window and said, "Could this colorful fish be the 'fire unicorn' from the Western Ocean?" ”

Duanmu nodded with a smile: "Xiaoxi, do you like this 'Fire Qilin'?" I also have a few tails there, so I can give you a few of them. ”

After her words fell, Jun Lingxi and Wuyang's expressions became very subtle.

Or Wuyang explained: "Jun Ran has a black cat, and his skills are very good, and the fish in the pond of King Jian's Mansion are almost finished by it. ”

If Duanmu Fei sends fish to Jun Lingxi, it is equivalent to a fish entering the cat's mouth.

Speaking of his own cat, Jun Lingxi's face had some light, and he said: "Its name is Wumei, it is the sister of my family's Wuye, and it is not yet a year old." ”

"When I went to Jiangnan with you last year, my eldest brother picked it up outside, and I heard that it was only the size of my eldest brother's palm at that time, pitiful, my eldest brother wanted to pick up the little milk cat back to relieve the boredom of the mother."

"Cat, it's really spoiled, it's only been a few months, and it's been pitiful from a little bit to a tyrant in the palace."

Jun Lingxi deliberately said in a disgusted tone, but his eyes were shining.

When the girls saw her face, they also asked some interesting things about Ume, and the atmosphere became lighter.

I don't know how long it took, but a small chamberlain hurriedly reminded me that the auspicious time was coming.

There was a commotion in the Water Pavilion, and a group of women and nobles got up one after another, and surrounded several princesses and went in the direction of Cining Palace.

A feast has been set up in the main hall of Cining Palace, and those clan nobles, civil and military officials have already entered the table, and the chamberlains and female guests have also taken their seats one by one according to their status.

After that, the emperor, the empress and the Empress Dowager He appeared on the main hall, sat down on their respective thrones, and everyone knelt down together to salute and congratulate the Empress Dowager He on her birthday.

"Long live my emperor, long live, long live, long live, queen mother, thousand years old, queen mother, thousand years old!"

"I wish the Queen Mother a blessing like the East China Sea, and a longevity than Nanshan!"

The neat and respectful voices of everyone resounded through the hall, and they knelt on the gold brick floor one by one with low eyebrows.

Empress Dowager He sat on the gold-lacquered phoenix chair beside the emperor, wearing Zhai clothes, and wearing a crown of pearls and gold, nine dragons and nine phoenixes on her head, which was inlaid with more than 100 rubies and thousands of pearls, shining with bright brilliance.

However, this bejeweled phoenix crown not only made Empress Dowager He radiant, but reflected her face a little gray and her body slightly emaciated.

Empress Dowager He looked down at the people kneeling on the ground, and the corners of her mouth hooked a mocking arc.

In the main hall, there was silence, silence.

At this time, the Queen Mother should have spoken out to order everyone to get up, but the Queen Mother He did not make a sound.

The people kneeling below also vaguely felt that the atmosphere was a little strange, but they didn't dare to look up.

The ceremony of the Qianqiu banquet was controlled by Guanglu Temple, and the Guanglu Temple Qing on the side saw that Empress Dowager He was silent, and cold sweat was faintly oozing from her forehead.

He was thinking about whether he should remind the Queen Mother tactfully, and the Queen Mother He finally spoke slowly: "Get up." ”

Her voice was neither light nor heavy, neither hot nor cold.

Guanglu Siqing secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

All the people in the hall got up and sat down again, and their knees were a little painful.

But anyone who knows a little bit about looking at the face can see and hear that the Empress Dowager He is not interested in today's Qianqiu banquet.

Everyone was silent, just hoping that today's Qianqiu Banquet would pass smoothly.

Guanglu Siqing made a gesture, and there were several salutes outside, followed by a string of palace maids wearing pink palace costumes into the hall, holding dishes and drinks in an orderly manner, at the same time, the musicians in the hall began to play music.

Suddenly, Changqing, who was wearing princess makeup, stood up from his seat.

Seeing this, Guanglu Siqing's face stiffened, and the next arrangement should have been to let the Maiko come in and dance, and after the three rounds of drinking, the emperor would take the lead in congratulating the Queen Mother on her birthday.

Now it seems that the etiquette of the birthday banquet is about to be disrupted again.

Sure enough, in the next moment, I saw Changqing holding a wine glass with a smile and facing the Empress Dowager He: "Erchen congratulates the queen mother on her blessings like the East China Sea, longevity than Nanshan, Chitose Chitose!" ”

"Erchen specially prepared a birthday gift for the queen mother, I hope the queen mother likes it."

While speaking, an attendant respectfully presented a birthday gift for Changqing, which was a cloisonné enamel peach bat mountain basin red coral bonsai, gorgeous and exquisite.

"Good, that's good!" Empress Dowager He praised repeatedly, "Changqing is still your most 'filial'!" ”

Empress Dowager He meaningfully increased the volume on the word "filial piety".

The emperor's face sank slightly, and he turned his head to meet the deep and cold eyes of the Empress Dowager He, who did not avoid the emperor's gaze, and said: "How is it like your imperial brother, only the mourning family accommodates him, he wants the mourning family to come out, and the mourning family has to come out!" ”

Empress Dowager He's tone was yin and yang, and she even directly expressed her dissatisfaction with the emperor in front of the courtiers' wives, and almost pointed to the emperor's nose and said that he was unfilial.

The emperor's face was even more ugly, as if it were overshadowed by a cloud.

The hall was quieter, and the air was heavier.

All the ministers held their breath, and they just wanted to disappear on the spot.

Changqing's face also sank, and he was a little unhappy in his heart: no matter what kind of discord the queen mother and the royal brother had, they shouldn't pull her in! Is it interesting that the queen mother deliberately praised her to step on the emperor?!

Seeing that the scene was deadlocked, the queen could only make a round voice and said with a smile: "The queen mother said that she was laughing, the emperor has always been the most filial." ”

Prince Li also stood up and echoed: "Yes, the imperial sister-in-law is laughing, today's Qianqiu banquet is the emperor's filial piety to the imperial sister-in-law." ”

After that, Prince Li and his wife congratulated the Empress Dowager He on her birthday and presented a birthday gift, barely rounding out the embarrassing scene.

Immediately afterwards, other princes, princes and princes also presented rare treasures to the Queen Mother as birthday gifts, and the scene became lively again.

However, neither the emperor nor the queen mother showed their faces.

The atmosphere in the entire hall was very stiff, and there seemed to be not even a trace of wind inside and outside the hall.

The sound of weeping cicadas came from far away outside the hall, almost suppressing the sound of silk and bamboo in the hall.

First the royal family, then the noble ministers, everyone gave birthday gifts to the queen mother one after another, and the speed was faster than the other, as if they were going through the motions.

In just half an hour, everyone finished offering their birthday gifts.

Guanglu Siqing is almost sweating profusely, the emperor has always been filial, since ascending the throne, the Empress Dowager's Qianqiu banquet has always been lively, no worse than the Wanshou Festival.

But in the past two or three years, the emperor and the Empress Dowager He didn't know what was going on, and even the emperor didn't bring the Empress Dowager He on his southern tour last year......

Father-in-law Xie sighed in his heart, and secretly glanced at the faces of the emperor and the queen mother, but saw the Empress Dowager He Huo Di standing up, and dropped a sentence in a faint tone: "The emperor, the queen, the mourning family is lacking." ”

Empress Dowager He ignored the stiff face of the emperor and queen, ignored the surprised eyes of the ministers below, and directly threw off her sleeves and left.

The air was almost stagnant, and even the hall seemed to be overshadowed by the lack of the Nine Dragons and Nine Phoenix Crowns on her head.

The musicians on the side looked at each other one by one, not knowing whether they should step back or continue to play, and did not dare to stop.

The cheerful and melodious music echoed in the air, everyone hung their heads, and the atmosphere became more rigid.

The emperor almost didn't brush his sleeves away, but there was still a bit of reason, the queen mother could be angry, he was a dignified son, but he couldn't bear the name of unfilial piety.

The queen sighed in her heart, and could only play the round again: "Your Majesty, the weather has been weak recently, and the queen mother is often easy to get tired, and the imperial doctor also said that the queen mother should rest and raise more." Today's Qianqiu banquet is so lively, and the concubines have seen that the queen mother's complexion is much better. ”

Everyone knows that the queen is talking nonsense with her eyes open, but this scene has to be over.

Everyone below only looked forward to the queen's horse, and they responded one after another.

The emperor's face softened slightly, and he made a style of pleasure among the monarchs and ministers, and let everyone drink to their heart's content.

Guanglu Siqing breathed a sigh of relief, quietly made a gesture, and followed the long-standing dancing girl into the hall with light steps, one by one, graceful and graceful, flicking her water sleeves and dancing.

The hall is full of staggered, singing and dancing, and it looks lively.

In fact, most of the people were forced to laugh, and one by one they neither dared to toast to the emperor, nor did they dare to make a loud noise, but they only felt that this was like a year.

Duanmufei didn't seem to feel the strange atmosphere in the hall at all, and she felt that the meal on the table was particularly delicate.

On weekdays, on such a big occasion, the hot food delivered to the mouth has long been cold, and no matter how delicious it is, it will lose a few points, but today every dish is just right, such as this steaming apricot goose meat is tender and plump, such as carmine, bright and bright; For example, this milky corn is crunchy in the mouth, sweet and delicious; Another example -

The chilled mung bean soup that has just been delivered is still bubbling white, and it is very cool to look at......

Duanmu Fei turned his head and gave the little waiter who served the vegetables a sweet smile.

Xiao Nei smiled when he boarded, bent down to Duanmu Fei's ear, and asked in a low voice: "Fourth girl, can these dishes and snacks still match your taste?" ”

Duanmu nodded straight, smiling so that the corners of his mouth crooked. The craftsmanship of the imperial dining room is getting longer, yes, it's really good!

As if he had received a great compliment, the little waiter hurriedly added sherbet to Duanmu's half-empty cup, and then served her new tea, busy before and after.

As soon as the song ended, the dancers slipped down, and the musicians changed to a new movement.

Guanglu Siqing took out a handkerchief from his sleeve, wiped the sweat from the corner of his forehead, and felt that he had finally gasped again.

Duanmujun quietly pulled Duanmufei's sleeve, meaning that she was going to change her clothes.

After greeting his sister, Duanmujun got up and walked out of the hall.

The little waiter who served Duanmuxuan was very eye-catching, knowing that Duanmujun was the eldest sister of the fourth girl, and deliberately followed, pointing to a round-faced palace maid outside the door to lead Duanmujun.

"This is the eldest girl of the Duanmu Shoufu family, you have to wait for it." The little chamberlain admonished the palace maid with a commanding attitude.

The palace maid was terrified and only agreed, and hurriedly led the way for Duanmujun, "Duanmu girl, please come here." ”

The location of the clean room is a little far, in a small courtyard on the northwest side of Cining Palace, and occasionally I met a few girls who also went to change clothes along the way.

Duanmujun just came out by the way to breathe, not in a hurry, and slowly followed the palace maid in the winding corridors of the hand-copying verandah......

By the time she returned to Cining Palace through a side door, it was already a stick of incense.

In the distance, Duanmujun saw a familiar red figure walking unhurriedly along the corridor.

Just by virtue of this vague back, the palace maid recognized the other party at a glance, and her heart was pounding, thinking about whether she should simply walk slowly......

The palace maid was thinking about it, when she heard the girl's bright voice ringing in her ears: "Master Cen." ”

Duanmu Jun walked past the little palace maid with a sleek step, and walked straight to Cen Yin three or four feet away, her garnet-red dress flew up with her steps, like a butterfly and a flower.

Cen Yin stopped and turned around slowly, his eyebrows slightly raised.

The shadow of the corridor reflected on Cen Yin's face, revealing a faint alienation on him.

The palace maid was stupid, standing still in place, looking at Duanmujun's skirt, she couldn't believe her ears.

How did Miss Duanmu call the Overseer just now?!

The palace maid almost pinched herself, but after thinking about it, she was the eldest sister of Cen Du's sister, and her relationship with the overseer was naturally not ordinary.

Cen Yin quietly looked at Duanmu Jun who was walking towards him, his long and narrow charming eyes seemed to be deeper, and the corners of his lips were almost invisibly curled.

"Duanmu girl," Cen Yin called with a smile, "What a coincidence." ”

"Not really." Duanmujun stopped just two steps away from him, and smiled, bright as a star, "I just thought that when I entered the palace today, I should be able to meet you." ”

"I got something for you......"

As she spoke, she took out an indigo purse from her sleeve pocket and raised her hand to hand it to him, "I saw that your purse was old last time, and I made you a new one." ”

There was a trace of apprehension hidden in her eyes, but it was only a flash and she carefully hid it.

The indigo purse was embroidered with a brightly colored "fire unicorn", but it was different from the unicorn on his robe, and this "unicorn" was a colored fish.

Cen Yin raised his hand to take the purse, and couldn't help but think of the "fire unicorns" sent to Duanmu Mansion by the people below, it seemed that not only the little girl liked it, but even she liked it.

His dark pupils flashed with a bright brilliance, which seemed to be more dazzling than the golden glazed tiles on the roof of the palace, and his beautiful face became more and more dazzling.

Cen Gongzi is really good-looking! Duanmujun let out a heartfelt admiration in his heart.

Look at the way he looks, he should like the purse he makes.

The smile on the corner of Duanmujun's lips became stronger. Well, Mama Zhang doesn't seem to have coaxed her, she has indeed become more popular recently.

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