Chapter 72: Entering the Palace to Celebrate His Birthday (2)
Although he has no public relationship with Shangguan Caibai who is not married and the second is not married, but the discerning people can see that Shangguan Caibai is different from him, up and down the Suiwang Mansion, which one does not treat her as the master?
Otherwise, how could Wan Tianbao Wan Tianbei be so arrogant?
Regardless of whether Wan Ningzhu can be the official princess of Suiwangfu in the future, the position of the side princess cannot be escaped!
Of course, Wan Ningzhu never thought about doing anything to be the princess and princess, and the feelings she wanted were single-minded.
Seeing that the other party supported herself, Wan Ningzhu was not hypocritical, and stood up straight, if she was really with Shangguan Caibai in the future, she would be the other party's third sister-in-law!
"My name is Shangguan Gouyue. You'd better call me Goyue! The fourth prince, Shangguan Gouyue, smiled and walked to the main seat and sat down, in the palace, the status of the lord is very strict, and the main seat can only be sat by people of noble status.
Wan Ningzhu accompanied the second seat, holding a son in one hand, and said with a smile: "The concubine has a big birthday, and the four princes won't go to help?" ”
The queen of the Zhongshu Kingdom died early, and the middle palace has always been ownerless, and it is all controlled by this concubine. It can be seen that this concubine is very favored.
It's a pity that the concubine has no children in her life, only one princess, and she was married a few years ago and married into the family of the great general. Therefore, whichever prince pleases the concubine, the prince has a better chance of winning.
The second prince has always lived in the palace, but his relationship with the concubine is not very good. Because the second prince is the son of the late queen, and his appearance resembles the queen, which makes the concubine very unhappy. After all, it was common to be jealous with the queen in the past, but now that the queen is dead, she will die, and she will leave a son who looks like her mother is going to die!
And it is very liked by the emperor, which makes the concubine very unhappy!
The eldest prince Zhao Wang is arrogant by nature, the third prince Sui Wang is indifferent and disdainful of women, and the fourth prince is still young, and there is no one to rely on!
This made the concubine feel a little helpless. But who left her childless? Now that the emperor is still there, he still has something to rely on, and when the emperor dies and the new emperor succeeds to the throne, he doesn't know what his situation will be!
It's not that the concubine didn't want to win over other princes, but the other princes seemed to keep a certain distance from her. King Zhao and King Sui joined forces to compete with the second prince King Yan, and it was common for them to oppose each other in the court. The fourth prince is young, he is studying, and he doesn't ask about court affairs, and the old emperor also has a headache.
These are all his sons, all of them are very good, and they are not willing to hurt any of them!
The old emperor had countless women in his life, but there were only four surviving sons!
The second is his favorite one, not only because he resembles the late queen, but also because King Yan has always been low-key and low-key, unlike the eldest son and the third son, who have openly formed alliances.
Hearing Wan Ningzhu ask, the fourth prince Shangguan Gou Yue said with a slightly wry smile: "Gou Yue is young, naturally he can't help much, these things are all in charge of the third brother, the third brother has always been capable, and he is deeply appreciated by his father, I also want to learn from the third brother!" ”
Wan Ningzhu smiled slightly, although she had never been in the deep palace, she had not watched many novels and TV in Gongdou.
These four princes are also helpless!
His biological mother is still alive, so naturally he can't be under the door of the concubine and act as an adopted son.
If the old emperor dies now, perhaps the luckiest will be the fourth prince, because he is the youngest and least threatening! And the eldest prince Zhao Wang and the third prince Sui Wang are allied, but it is difficult to say who the throne will end up into. King Yan seems to have the greatest chance of winning, but this time the concubine's birthday is handed over to Shangguan Caibai to be responsible, it can be seen that King Yan's popularity and support are also declining, and King Sui's support rate is steadily rising.
The situation is very uncertain!
The fourth prince, Shangguan Gouyue, saw Wan Ningzhu's expression, and suddenly knew how restrained the other party was here, so he stood up and said with a smile: "I remember that I still have to endorse in the afternoon, so I will leave first!" ”
Seeing that the other party was so polite, Wan Ningzhu didn't know why she suddenly felt a little unbearable, and opened her mouth and said: "The endorsement is a matter of the afternoon, it's still early, if the four princes don't dislike it, just drink tea here before leaving!" ”
Listening to Wan Ningzhu's retention, a look of surprise flashed in the eyes of the four princes.
Wan Ningzhu sighed in her heart, as a prince, looking bright, who knows the pain in her heart? There are so many rules in the palace, which stifles a person's nature. He is only a few years older than his son, not as old as Xiong Ji, but he has learned to observe words and emotions so much, and it is not easy to live a healthy life until now!
Wan Ningzhu stroked his son's little head with pity, thinking to himself, if it was his own son, he would definitely not be willing to suffer like this!
So, Wan Ningzhu changed a story again, and used his own language to tell a mythological story vividly, turning the popular Journey to the West into a popular travelogue story.
The fourth prince listened to Wan Ningzhu tell the story with a fascinated face, and his eyes were confused. That kind of free life is probably an existence that he will never understand, right? Even if he wants to be free, he will have to wait until he is an adult, like his eldest brother and third brother, to leave the palace, away from the center of power, right?
In this way, time passed hour by hour, and in the blink of an eye, it was evening, and the fourth prince Shangguan Gouyue's class did not come.
In fact, there is no lesson, it is nothing more than an excuse.
In the evening, the steward eunuch bowed his waist and came in to say goodbye, and when he saw that the four princes were also there, he became more respectful, and said: "The slave gives the four princes, and the girl greets!" Back to the four princes, the banquet is all in order, you can move! ”
"Got it! I'll go with Miss Wanwan! The fourth prince nodded, got up and was about to go.
As soon as he got out of the courtyard, Wan Ningzhu was still talking and laughing with his two sons, but suddenly, the keen perception unique to being a killer suddenly made Wan Ningzhu feel a sense of crisis.
Almost subconsciously, Wan Ningzhu pulled the two sons behind him, stepped forward and appeared in front of the four princes, and shouted: "There is a murderous aura, be careful!" ”
Sou! An arrow feather flew towards the chest of the fourth prince Shangguan Gouyue, Wan Ningzhu flew up and kicked at the flying arrow feather, the arrow feather instantly changed direction because of Wan Ningzhu's strength, and it was fiercely inserted into the trunk next to it!
"Protect the Four Princes!" In an uproar, a group of people suddenly ran over and protected the Four Princes, Wan Ningzhu and Wan Tianbao Wan Tianbei in the human circle.
Wan Ningzhu frowned, how could anyone attack Shangguan Gouyue? And it was in the palace, and it was chosen on the day of the concubine's birthday?
Shangguan Gouyue's face became more and more pale, his body shook slightly, and he said tremblingly: "They don't even plan to let me go?" ”
"What do you mean?" Wan Ningzhu's eyes were stunned.
Shangguan Gouyue trembled and said, "Second brother, it's time to act!" He finally couldn't hold back anymore and wanted to act? But why didn't even I let it go? ”
Coup?
Wan Ningzhu's face changed! No way! My aunt doesn't want to wade into this troubled water, okay! Do you love coups or not, and you don't care about me? Don't get me and the kids involved!
But then, Wan Ningzhu felt that things didn't seem to be so simple! Aren't you being hunted down and killed? Although I still don't understand why the people of Dongyue Kingdom would buy killers to chase and kill me, it can't be ruled out that someone is chasing and killing here!
No way! What's going on, I've been kept in the dark and don't know anything!
"Fourth prince, without further ado, this matter must be told to the emperor!" Wan Ningzhu said in a deep voice: "Someone is plotting to assassinate the prince, this is a big deal!" ”
"Don't!" The fourth prince, Shangguan Gouyue, waved his hand and said, "Today is the concubine's birthday, and there must be no mistakes!" There are many, many things going on today, and the more low-key we are, the better! ”
Seeing this twelve-year-old child say such calm words, Wan Ningzhu's heart was sad again.
I wonder if Shangguan Caibai also came over like this? How bleak was his childhood? When he first saw him, he didn't make any excuses about women, and he was so cold that it was difficult to get close. Although he is not only so detached, indifferent, and not shocked by honor and disgrace, but who would have thought that he had seen how many people were warm and cold to become like this?
"Okay." Wan Ningzhu nodded, and the other party withdrew with one blow, obviously just a tentative attack.
It's all in the back!
The group pressed all the shadows in their hearts, turned around and walked towards the place of the feast. There are soft sedan chairs outside the courtyard, arranged according to rank.
The four princes, Shangguan Gouyue and Wan Ningzhu, as well as the two children, all got into the soft sedan chair and walked towards the palace gate where the banquet was held.
In the soft sedan chair, Wan Tianbao Wan Tianbei has been silent, Wan Ningzhu knew that they must have been scared just now, so he could only sigh and say: "Sons, remember, the rivers and lakes are sinister, and you must learn one thing, that is, don't trust anyone, except your mother!" ”
Wan Tianbao Wan Tianbei looked at Wan Ningzhu as if he didn't understand, Wan Ningzhu sighed lightly and hugged his two sons.
I'm afraid that more and more things will happen tonight that I can't control, what can I do to protect myself and my son from being affected?
Not long after Wan Ningzhu and the four princes were attacked, everything was in full swing in a dark corner of the palace.
In this game, everyone wants to win, everyone wants to win beautifully, so all the savings and all the planning are put on the table at the same time, and the last fight to the death!
In another corner, a pair of resentful eyes were staring at Wan Ningzhu's back. He wants her to die, she must die!
After walking for more than half an hour, the group finally arrived at the palace gate where the feast was held. After getting off the sedan chair, a team of people came over cautiously to wait.
Wan Ningzhu got off the sedan chair, looked up, and couldn't help but gasp: What a prosperous and beautiful palace gate! This is the most solemn and atmospheric palace gate I have ever seen!
It turns out that the status of the concubine is so respected!