Raising his eyes slightly, he saw that the woman who was talking above was dressed in a royal blue dress, with a long gold silk skirt dragged behind her, and the pure gold step was inlaid with full sapphires, ice muscles and jade bones, and red lips.

"Zijin is too modest, what is polite to this palace. I think that when the emperor was alive, he could refer to the marriage between you and Heng'er, so you should also call me a concubine. If you haven't seen each other for many years, it's not good. Concubine Yue covered her mouth and smiled, and the steps in her hair swayed slightly, looking like a sinking fish and a goose.

Hearing this, Yu Zijin's face was slightly shocked. Marriage?

Equally unbelievable was another person. Dressed in an apricot yellow palace dress, the red swaying to the ground, the head is decorated with delicate gold hairpins, holding a landscape round fan in his hand, the powder is slightly applied, and there is a touch of red flowers on the forehead.

Although he was slightly shocked, he still showed a smile on his face, "How can my sister say this, how can the concubine never hear about the emperor's marriage, and I hope my sister can point out one or two." ”

The reason why the Yun family is so powerful is that there is His Royal Highness King Qin behind him, and secondly, he is the Yun Concubine Niangniang, who is like a flower and jade, and is deeply favored. However, at the age of twenty, there will be a son under his knees, coupled with his youthful appearance, he is more blessed.

"Oh? At that time, my sister had not yet entered the palace, so I didn't know anything. Previously, the emperor and the king of war joined hands to repel the Western Qin invaders, and the first emperor Long Yan Dayue praised their brothers for working together to overcome the enemy camp, saying that it would be better if they could get married, so they decided on this marriage.

My sister is a descendant, and I don't blame you if I don't know, but the queen mother was also present at the time. Concubine Yue had a pleasant look on her face, but she was ruthless inside. When the king of war returns, whoever on both sides has won over this powerful force can have the upper hand. At this time, he pulled out the queen as a witness, and he also wanted to use this to repel Concubine Yun's inner calculations.

"This is true, but the emperor did not say at that time, whether the county lord married into the palace, or the princess married the prince." No, it has always been a queen who is not offended by either party, although it is a fact, it can be regarded as refuting the face of Concubine Yue.

Hearing this, Concubine Yun eased her mind, covered her face with a round fan, and chuckled.

But seeing that Concubine Yue's expression stiffened slightly, she immediately smiled, "Sister Queen is reasonable, if you can be happy, then it would be the best." ”

As soon as the words fell, Concubine Yun, who was a little happy in her heart because of Concubine Yue's deflatedness, flashed a trace of fierceness in her eyes, and followed Concubine Yue's words and laughed dryly, "What my sister said is reasonable."

It's just that since the emperor didn't say clearly back then, whose girl came to marry this family affair, he must not have said which prince was lucky enough to be able to hold the beauty, even if he was happy, now I don't know who he is. ”

As if she had heard a big joke, Concubine Yue even had a smile in her voice, "It stands to reason that the crown princess has not been established, and other princes cannot marry the concubine." What does my sister mean by letting the county lord deign to be the side concubine of a certain prince? ”

Seeing that Concubine Yun seemed to be unable to bear her emotions, the queen sighed slightly, Concubine Yun has only been in the palace for a few years, how can she compare with Concubine Yue, who has been fighting for 20 years, in just a few words, "I think the queen mother is about to arrive, pack up and go to the palace." ”

"Yes." Everyone said in unison.

The queen wore a crested hairpin, gilded tassels on the side, wore a gold silk large-sleeved shirt, wore a Ming Huang Zhenggong costume, stepped on the clouds, slowly passed by Yu Zijin, turned her head towards Ling Jiaoyue and smiled slightly, glanced at Yu Zijin as if she had unintentionally, and walked away.

Yu Zijin stood silently, his face was unusually calm, and his eyes were full of complexity. No wonder Yu Zipei was a little out of control when he came, he was afraid that he also knew that there was a power struggle in this palace, and he was powerless to force people with imperial power.

The rivalry between the king of Qin and the crown prince was nothing more than using them as sacrifices. The major events of his life, in the words of others, have become trivial matters that have nothing to do with him.

"Jin'er." Ling Jiaoyue walked to Yu Zijin's side and called softly.

Ling Jiaoyue can understand the touch in Yu Zijin's heart, my life is not due to my powerlessness. Before she came, Ling Jiaoyue had expected all kinds of results, she might resist, she might be sad, she might be unwilling, but she never expected that she chose the one that Yu Zijin was most unlikely to choose, silent.

In fact, Ling Jiaoyue did not guess wrong. Yu Zijin did resist the arrangement between Concubine Yue and Concubine Yun, and was indeed sad that he could not control his marriage, and he was indeed unwilling to block his happiness because of the struggle for imperial power. It's just that she is held in the bottom of her heart and hidden in the wall of her heart.

The incident between Yan Cheng and Beiyuan made her understand a truth, as long as she entered this game of conspiracy, she would either be an obedient chess piece, or she would jump out of the chessboard and be the person who controlled the life and death of the chess game. And she happened to be unwilling to be that chess piece.

In the main hall, the red silk and gold silk dance around the beam, and the dragon and phoenix dance on the column. A group of palace maids came gracefully and rushed in. After a while, I heard the eunuch shouting that the queen mother had arrived.

"See the Queen Mother." The crowd bowed in unison.

There seemed to be a breeze blowing around them, and the group slowly walked to the high platform of the main hall. Then came a slightly hoarse but neutral voice, "Flat." ”

I saw the Queen Mother wearing a rouge-colored floor-length skirt, a purple shawl, a crown of beads inlaid with a phoenix, her sideburns were slightly white, her face was with a hint of vicissitudes, and her eyes were blazing looking at Her Royal Highness.

"The Emperor, the War King, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince are discussing in the Jinluan Palace, and they have instructed us to hold a banquet first, which is a family banquet, so you don't have to be too formal."

"Yes." The crowd replied in unison again. Then, under the guidance of the palace maid, he sat on his seat

"Where are the princesses and the county lords?"

Yu Zijin and Ling Jiaoyue glanced at each other, as if they didn't expect the Queen Mother to call the two of them as soon as they came up, and after slightly dressing, they walked to the center of the main hall and bowed, "I've seen the Queen Mother." ”

There was silence in the hall, and after a while, the Queen Mother spoke again, "You are Yu Zijin?" ”

"Back to the Queen Mother, courtier Yu Zijin." Yu Zijin stepped forward slightly, bowed, and raised his voice.

seemed to examine Yu Zijin for a while, and then seemed to recognize her, nodded slightly, but his voice was not a little soft, and turned to look at Ling Jiaoyue, "She looks cute, but she has been married." ”

"Jin'er is still young, and she has never promised a marriage." Ling Jiaoyue bowed slightly and said respectfully.

Hearing this, Concubine Yue, who was waiting on the side, looked sideways at the Queen Mother, and reminded her softly, "Queen Mother, the former emperor had intended to let the king of war marry the royal family, and now that the king of war has returned with his daughter, the concubine thinks that she can't let the hero chill." ”

The Queen Mother's expression remained unchanged, she raised her hand to take the teacup handed by the palace maid beside her, stroked the cup holder, and took a sip, "Heng'er has indeed reached the age when it is time to establish the crown princess." ”

After speaking, Concubine Yue smiled at the Queen Mother, wrapped her hand around the palace maid, got up and blessed the blessing, and then sat down, her eyes swept over, looked at Yu Zijin who was standing under Her Royal Highness, and nodded her head at her.

Without waiting for Yu Zijin to react, the queen, who was sitting quietly, spoke again and pushed the matter for Yu Zijin, "The establishment of the crown princess is a major matter related to the people's livelihood, and now that Your Majesty has not arrived, it is useless for us people to talk about it no matter how hot it is, you might as well wait for Your Majesty to come, and then make the next one." ”

Concubine Yue is not annoyed, it seems that Yu Zijin has become a foregone conclusion, and she doesn't care how others shirk it, "What the queen said is extremely true." After that, he sat dignified on the side seat, elegantly fiddling with the fruit in front of him.

The queen spoke twice to suppress Concubine Yue, not like her style of action in the rumors, Yu Zijin thought in his heart. Not to mention what the final outcome of this marriage was, at the moment she felt that the queen looked at her with an inexplicable touch of inexplicable emotion. Is she helping herself?

Soon, Yu Zijin dispelled this thought in his heart. As the lord of the six houses, the most important thing is to weigh the power of each house. If Yu Zijin really becomes the crown princess, then Concubine Yue's side can be regarded as co-opting the forces on the side of the king of war, which will inevitably lead to an imbalance in the palace, and Concubine Yue's family is dominant, which is not what the queen likes to see.

Besides, she also said that she would wait for the emperor to come before making a decision. I'm afraid that I don't want to take over this hot potato, and I want to end this matter in the name of the emperor, and I am happy.

In the end, this matter can be regarded as an end, the Queen Mother did not hold on to herself, and Yu Zijin also returned to her seat, trying to say as little as possible to reduce her sense of existence.

On the banquet, the least thing is to compete for favor, and the one who can't climb the Jinluan Palace on weekdays is the one who can't climb the Jinluan Palace, so he added a lot of strength to the Queen Mother at this time, and after the concubines said a polite word to the Queen Mother, the dinner party started late.

Toasting, dancing, playing the piano, and singing, but in a quarter of an hour, Yu Zijin felt too bored, and saw that someone seemed to be leaving the table in the haze on the other side, and secretly had the intention of escaping the banquet in his heart, so he took advantage of everyone's attention to the dance in the hall, and quietly slipped out of the hall through the side door.

Stepping out of the hall quickly, the breeze drifted by, less fat powder, more osmanthus fragrance, it seems that all the restraint and fatigue in the hall are caressed by this breeze, and there is nothing left.

Yu Zijin followed the fragrance of flowers, quietly left the palace, passed through the palace road, and walked into an elegant garden. As far as the eye can see, a small spring, laurel trees stretch, three or two birds chirping, and the water flow dingdong. Suddenly, I felt that the fragrance was ten miles away, refreshing people's hearts. In the palace, there is such a good place.

Along the path, slowly walk into the woods, after a while, then walk to the end of the osmanthus forest, look up, one side reflects the moon lake, a ray of moonlight pours down, the breeze rises from time to time, sparkling, it is very good-looking.

Unable to help the night, Yu Zijin walked towards the shore of the lake, took a handful of clear springs, and raised his hand to sprinkle the bright yellow in the lake, shaking the moonlight slightly.