Lunch had just been prepared, and the eunuch's announcement came from the door, "The emperor has arrived."

Linghu and Cen Jingyue got up and blessed their bodies, "Jingyue, Jingshu has seen her father. ”

"Get up, don't be restrained" "Yes"

"The son visits the queen mother."

"Why did the emperor come here today?"

"The queen mother went to the temple to pray for blessings for many days, maybe she hasn't been with her mother for a long time."

"Qinglian, go and prepare an extra pair of chopsticks." The Queen Mother turned around and ordered.

"Yes," Qinglian turned and went out.

"Jingshu, it was good to rest in the palace yesterday." The emperor turned his head to look at the spirit fox.

"It's okay, it's okay." Linghu didn't feel that there was a trace of 'bad intentions' in the emperor's smile, and this look was a little familiar.

Suddenly made Linghu think of Fang Ling's wicked smile in the morning. What happened last night, it seems that she really has to ask Cen Junhan that guy well.

"By the way, it seems that I still don't know how to solve Long Chu's problem? Is it just the song that was finished at yesterday's banquet? The emperor suddenly asked about it.

"Isn't that song enough? Hasn't Jingshu already solved Tianyinqin, why do you still have to toss my granddaughter-in-law. "The Queen Mother has always been straightforward to the emperor.

"That's right, Father. What a beautiful song played by the sister-in-law of the Three Emperors yesterday. Cen Jingyue also hurriedly said

"It's not that I want to deliberately embarrass Jingshu." The emperor knows the Queen Mother's character best, "Yesterday Jingshu was in the limelight. Long Chu's people originally wanted to take the opportunity to embarrass Cangye, but they never thought that not only did they not succeed, but they also lost the only Tianyin Qin in the world to Jingshu, how could they give up. I'm afraid that today, the eldest princess's target is Jingshu. ”

"It's the eldest princess again, who can't see that she likes the Third Emperor Brother, and it's clear that she just wants to trouble the Third Emperor's sister-in-law." Cen Jingyue's eyes are really bright, and she can see them clearly.

"What? That eldest princess likes Han'er? If it doesn't work, I don't want her to be my granddaughter-in-law. The Queen Mother looked at the emperor.

"Don't talk about the queen mother, the sons won't agree." The emperor hurriedly comforted.

"That's good. Jingshu, are you ready? The Queen Mother asked with concern

"Don't worry, Grandmother Emperor. However, Jingshu wanted to hold a banquet in another place. ”

"Where?" The Queen Mother and the Emperor asked in unison.

"It's the Liuyu Pavilion in the garden." Xiao Jingshu fell in love with this pavilion when she entered the palace before.

The emperor paused slightly, and suddenly laughed, "Jingshu, you and the third child are really a natural pair, it's really the same cunning, not authentic." But I like it, haha. ”

The corner of Linghu's mouth twitched, this is praising her?! also put himself and him Cen Junhan together, this emperor, it's really speechless.

The Queen Mother saw it in a fog, "Are you two bullying the old mourning family, and your brains are not good." What to say? You can't explain it to the mourners. ”

"Imperial grandmother, what do you think about Long Chu, who has always advocated force, so what is their weakest?"

"Text." The imperial grandmother suddenly realized, "Well, this song is the most test of literary skills, not bad." But Qu Shui Liuzhen will only have the opportunity to participate in the Qionghua Banquet who is at the top of the Biwen at the same time, are you sure? The Queen Mother couldn't help but be a little worried.

"Don't worry, Grandmother." She wasn't sure, but the poets and lyricists in her head did. "But Imperial Grandmother, what did you just say about the Qionghua Banquet? Jingshu has only heard of it, and she doesn't know what it looks like. ”

"The Qionghua Banquet is a civil and military competition held in the palace, once a year, and it is also another way to select talents in addition to the imperial examination, but this Qionghua Banquet can be participated in by both men and women. You don't often enter the palace, so it's not surprising that you don't know. "The Queen Mother mentioned this, and the interest came.

Qionghua feast? Interesting. "Is there any reward for those who come out on top at the Qionghua Feast?" Linghu cares more about this.

"Of course, it's just that the rewards are different every year, and this year is over. Who knows what Father's reward will be next year? Cen Jingyue was also excited when she mentioned this.

"That's right." Linghu's mind moved.

"I still have government affairs to do, so I won't sit more." The emperor put down the dishes and chopsticks and said.

"Since this is the case, the mourning family will not stay with the emperor much."

"The queen mother, the son-in-law retired." The emperor got up, saluted the queen mother, and went out.

"Jingshu, Jing Yue sends her father off." The two of them were blessed.

"Oh, yes. For the feast of wandering in the evening, Jingshu should prepare well. As soon as the emperor stepped out of the door, he suddenly turned his head and said to the spirit fox.

"Don't worry, Father." Linghu hurriedly replied.

The emperor nodded and went out.

"Queen Mother, I heard that the emperor rushed to the Shangshufang after having lunch at the Queen Mother's place, I'm afraid I won't come to Fengwu Palace." The big palace maid beside the queen looked at the queen and said.

"In that case, let's take this meal out there." The queen took two bites and put down her chopsticks.

"The Queen." As soon as the meal was withdrawn, a little eunuch ran in.

"What?"

"Queen Mother, the emperor just sent someone to spread the word that tonight's banquet will be held in the Liuyu Pavilion."

"What does your empire mean by this?" The queen couldn't sit still, and changed to Liuyu Pavilion, so wouldn't the song and dance she prepared for the emperor be useless, "Why did the emperor suddenly change the banquet to Liuyu Pavilion?" ”

"This minion doesn't know either. I only know that the emperor came out of the queen mother and ordered someone to prepare the banquet in the Liuyu Pavilion? ”

"The Queen Mother? Who else was there? ”

"And Princess Han and the Ninth Princess."

"It's this Han princess again." As soon as she heard the words Princess Han, the queen's mood instantly became very depressed. She has been planning for the eldest prince for a long time, but she didn't expect the emperor to marry Xiao Jingshu to King Han. Now the emperor also loves this cold princess very much, and anyone can see that the emperor's heart has completely biased towards the cold king, which is how the queen can sit still. If King Han becomes the emperor, he will definitely find out the truth about the death of the first queen, and none of them can escape when they get married, including the eldest prince. Thinking of this, the queen became more and more panicked.

The old lady on the side said softly: "The queen doesn't have to be anxious, you must calm down." The overall situation is undecided, and everything is still turning around. With General Cheng here, it will inevitably become the greatest help of the eldest prince, and when the Xiao family's power falls, who else can compete with King Yun. ”

When the queen heard the old lady's words, she was a lot more relieved, but even if the Han King was gone, the power behind him was not small. "I'm afraid it's not that simple. However, if the Xiao family can be brought down, it can be regarded as relieving the hatred in the heart of the palace. However, if you want to solve the Xiao family, you have to wait for your brother to discuss it slowly. ”

"The Queen Mother is right." The old lady thought to herself, or the queen was more thoughtful.

Linghu saw that the time was not early, so she took Fang Ling back to the sleeping palace successively, and she still had an account to find the Han King.

"The Cold King is back." Not long after Linghu sat down, Fang Ling ran in and said.

"Got it." Linghu heard it as early as Cen Junhan entered the door, "You all stand down." ”

"Yes." Fang Ling retreated with the palace maids.

"The princess has something to say to this king." Cen Junhan saw that the room was empty, and felt that something was wrong, and then looked at someone with a black face.

"I have something to ask you." Linghu asked Cen Junhan to sit down, "What did I do last night?" Linghu really couldn't understand why the emperor looked at him with strange eyes today.

"I don't remember if you drank too much last night." Cen Junhan thought of what happened last night, and couldn't help but feel a little uncomfortable.

"Well, I wouldn't have done anything stupid." Linghu felt very sober, but then she seemed to fall asleep in a daze after drinking, and she didn't even know what happened again.

"Don't worry, you didn't do anything, but I just bothered the king to take care of you for a night." Cen Junhan saw that she didn't remember anything, so he didn't say anything. As for the person she was talking about, Cen Junhan had already called someone to investigate.

"What?" Linghu was not calm, "You mean to say, we have been living together last night?" ”

"yes, what's the problem?" Cen Junhan looked at Linghu's excited appearance, pretending not to care on his face, but he was very proud in his heart. "We are not in the palace than in the palace, if you and I sleep separately, it will spread throughout the palace on the second day, and Princess Han will fall out of favor soon after she is newly married, so that not only her father but even Prime Minister Xiao Cheng will be worried, what do you say."

"No wonder." Linghu muttered, no wonder Fang Ling and the emperor looked at themselves with strange eyes today.

"What's the wonder?" Cen Junhan asked.

"It's nothing, I'm bothering the prince." Linghu got up and waved his hand, "It's not too early, hurry up and freshen up, the banquet will start soon." ”

Cen Junhan was not annoyed, got up and went out, and called in Fang Ling and a few palace maids.

"Princess, look at it and be satisfied." One of the palace maids asked.

"Yes, that's good." Linghu was almost out of breath by these jewelry, "Okay, let's go." ”

In the Liuyu Pavilion, the ministers arrived one after another, and most of them were also full of curiosity and expectation for this Liuyu banquet. Cen Jingyun and Cen Jinglin also arrived early, and Cheng Kun was not very good at what this literati was playing, so he directly took leave from the emperor and went home directly. I had to come and see what Cheng Xinyue wanted to do, "Auntie, what do you say Xiao Jingshu wants to do?" Cheng Xinyue asked after the queen.

"If you look at it slowly, you'll know." The queen watched the people sit down one after another, "However, you must know that you are the daughter of a family, and it is impossible to be with the Han King, so don't spend those useless thoughts, you know?" ”

The queen's words pierced Cheng Xinyue's heart like a needle, and Cheng Xinyue pulled her sleeve tightly, "Yes, aunt, Xinyue knows." "Cheng Xinyue has been in love with the Cold King since she was a child, but the Cheng family has never allowed her to get close to the Cold King. She also knew that there was no possibility between her and King Han, how could the liking in her heart not decrease by a point, but with the growth of time, the seeds of that liking had sprouted and taken root.

When the queen saw Cheng Xinyue's lost appearance, she really couldn't bear it, "There are no less than a few young talents in the capital, why should you be obsessed with King Han." The queen took Cheng Xinyue's hand and patted it gently.

Cheng Xinyue just nodded, but in her heart, it seemed that she couldn't pretend to be anyone else except King Han. Seeing that Xiao Jingshu could stand beside King Han, only she knew how envious and sad she was in her heart.

"The emperor has arrived." A shrill voice reached everyone's ears.

"Long live my emperor, long live, long live"

"All love is exempt."

"Your Majesty."

"Today's feast was specially prepared by the crown prince and eldest princess of Long Chu by myself, are you still satisfied?" The emperor looked at Long Chu's envoy kindly.

"We Long Chu have always admired force, and we don't know much about this song of water, but we are also very curious." Feng Moxuan obviously wanted to know what this long-standing feast of wandering in the night was like.

"In that case, let's get started."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Gonggong Xu on the side took the eunuchs and palace maids to prepare the things needed for the banquet one by one, "The banquet begins." ”