Chapter 193: Another Festive Season
One lovesickness, two sorrows. There is no way to eliminate this situation, so I frowned, but I was in my heart.
On the first day that King Qin left, Gu Qingyi began to think about him, obviously only a year's work, he had silently integrated into the bits and pieces of her life, there were traces of him everywhere, and she could always evoke her memories, even when she was bored, she could turn the pages of books, and she could spread boundless thoughts.
Mrs. Zhou still stayed in the Qin Wangfu to live, and soon found abnormalities from Gu Qingyi's stunned eyes from time to time, but she didn't break it, she just let the little group pester her, so that she didn't have so much idle time to think nonsense.
Xiao Tuanzi is a lively and active age, since learning to stand, began to have a strong desire to express, from time to time to perform in front of people, get everyone's praise before being satisfied. Gu Qingyi asked the carpenter in the house to give Xiao Tuanzi a walker, so that she could start to learn to walk, but she also killed time.
Gu Qingyi's thoughts about the King of Qin reached its peak when he sent back the first letter to his family, the King of Qin had arrived at the most severely affected Qingning Mansion and had begun to strengthen the river dam to help the victims, but these contents were only a passing touch, and his letters were more about the customs of Qingning Mansion, and what he saw and heard along the way, typical good news but not bad news.
The handwriting of this letter is inconsistent, the first half of the letter should be neatly written on the road, the second half is slightly scribbled, and it is also a matter of disaster relief, which should be written in Qingning Mansion and in the middle of his busy schedule, which shows that the situation in the disaster area is not optimistic.
Gu Qingyi was even more worried, so he had to ask someone to send food and medicinal materials to Qingning Mansion, hoping to help him.
Heaven is constant, no matter what happens to a country and a family, time still passes, not long after receiving the letter from home, the Mid-Autumn Festival came as scheduled, the capital was released for three days as usual, and the atmosphere of celebration came early, but Gu Qingyi didn't have the mind to see the excitement last year, maybe it was because there was one less person next to him.
Although the Yellow River flooded and the people suffered disasters, it did not prevent the palace from celebrating the Mid-Autumn Festival as usual, Gu Qingyi closed the door after King Qin left Beijing, and no longer went out to socialize, An An stayed in the palace to accompany the small group, but there were always some social interactions that she couldn't avoid, such as the Mid-Autumn Festival dinner.
The Mid-Autumn Festival dinner was as lively as last year, last year it was King Qin who accompanied her into the palace, and now she is alone, looking out of place in the lively and happy crowd, she always thinks of King Qin unexpectedly, even in the face of delicacies, silk and bamboo fairy sound, can not raise half of interest.
It's the same pattern every year, and there's no novelty anymore.
Gu Qingyi's seat has not changed, it's just that there is one less person next to her, and another celebrity has been added to the prince's side, if you look closely, that person is still an acquaintance, it is Shi Liangdi who has a bad feeling for Gu Qingyi for some reason, no, she is no longer Liangdi, but the new side concubine Niangniang of the East Palace.
This Concubine Shi is said to have taken care of the prince when he was recuperating from his injuries, and she was promoted not long ago, and it is estimated that it is precisely because of this that she has a faint look of arrogance in her demeanor, and she is not even in the eyes of Yan Shunying, and she is coquettish and stupid in front of the princess, and she is petty and gentle, which can be described as a blatant provocation.
Yan Shunying originally had a temper that did not rub sand in her eyes, but at this time, she actually endured Concubine Shi's arrogance and provocation, her expression was calm and calm, and she didn't even glance at Concubine Shi, as if the other party was not worth caring about at all.
Such a calm and calm Yan Shunying was something Gu Qingyi had never seen, and couldn't help but look at her a few more times, before Yan Shunying could react, Concubine Shi jumped out unwillingly, and said in a weird manner, "I heard that the crown princess and Princess Qin had a very close relationship when they were not out of the cabinet, and now they have become concubines, and the relationship is even closer, such a sisterly fate is really enviable." β
As she spoke, she looked at the prince's expression, and saw that his face was gloomy and unhappy, and her heart was even happier, and she consciously succeeded in sowing discord - it is no secret that the East Palace and the Qin Palace's mansion are on the same page, and the relationship between the crown princess and the Qin princess, if it works properly, why worry will not become the prince's mustard.
However, the truth was not as she expected, the crown princess did not panic and nervous because of this, and scolded with a cold face, "My relationship with Princess Qin, how can you interfere." β
Concubine Shi was stunned for a moment, her eyes slowly turned red, and she looked at the prince aggrievedly, the intention of the complaint was very obvious, but the prince did not show any pity at all, but looked at her warningly, "Shut up." β
What is the relationship between Gu Qingyi and Yan Shunying, the three of them are very clear, although they are cousins, they are also enemies to the death, the prince will not worry that Yan Shunying will betray the East Palace and the Qin Palace, because Yan Shunying has been firmly tied to the East Palace, and there is no way out.
Yan Shunying took a sip of tea, swept away the contempt and disdain in her eyes, a childless was held up on the branch, and she was carried away and arrogant, I don't know what to say!
As Gu Qingyi, who caused the dispute, still calmly sat on the seat and flew out of the sky, and the turmoil inside the East Palace really had nothing to do with her. It's just that some people really can't see her, so Concubine Shi returned home, and the queen began to look for things again, "Princess Qin, why don't you bring the little princess into the palace today?" β
How can an eight-month-old child be brought out to a banquet?
Gu Qingyi was dissatisfied in her heart, but she couldn't express it directly, so she only said, "The little county lord is resting at this hour, and the daughter-in-law is worried that she will disturb the interest of her father and mother, so she took it upon herself not to bring her into the palace." β
The queen dipped her lips with a handkerchief and said meaningfully, "I see, this palace saw that you were depressed, and I thought it was the little county lord in the palace, and I wanted you to go back to the house earlier, but the palace thought too much." β
Her voice is not big or small, but she can hear it clearly to the people around her, including Emperor Zhaoming, a circle of people have come over, in the festival celebrated by the whole world, Gu Qingyi was pointed out by the queen as depressed, and she was inevitably unsociable, maybe she would be blamed by the emperor for ruining her fun...... All in all, the queen was not well-intentioned.
Gu Qingyi saw the malice in the queen's eyes, the prince's ruthlessness and Yan Shunying's indifference, and her heart was peaceful, "Thank you for your understanding, my daughter-in-law just thought of our prince, he was far away in Qingning Mansion for disaster relief, and he expressed deep regret that he could not accompany his father to spend the Mid-Autumn Festival together. β
King Qin was working hard outside to relieve the disaster, but the palace was singing and dancing, and she always had to remind Emperor Zhaoming to forget his son who was running around.
Emperor Zhaoming was really aroused by his fatherly feelings, and his gaze at Gu Qingyi changed from judgment to gentleness, "Yun'er is pure and filial, share worries for the imperial father, and when he comes back, I will definitely reward him well." β
In fact, there is no need to wait for King Qin to come back, Emperor Zhaoming let people reward Gu Qingyi on the spot, which made the queen who couldn't provoke her face blue with anger, she originally wanted to provoke, but let Gu Qingyi take the opportunity to be in the limelight.
This little episode was quickly revealed, Gu Qingyi continued to enjoy the Yuefu performance boredly, and suddenly heard a gentle voice sound unhurriedly, "Your Majesty, King Qi is not young, and it is time to start a family, and the concubine has already selected a famous lady for him, and I ask Your Majesty to decide." β
It was Concubine Shu who spoke.
Concubine Shu is quite a bit of holy favor, and Emperor Zhaoming smiled when he heard it, "I don't know which lady has fallen into the eyes of the concubine?" β
"Your Majesty, she is the daughter of the second room of the Marquis of Yongyi's mansion." Concubine Shu glanced at the queen and said without moving, "The family style of the Marquis of Yongyi is upright, the children are all pillars of talent, the women are all virtuous, and there is already a daughter who has been promised to be the princess of the Duanwang family, and her upbringing is the strictest." β
Emperor Zhaoming pondered for a while, and did not directly agree, but looked at King Qi in the banquet, "King Qi, do you like the princess that your mother chose for you?" β
"It is up to the father and the mother to decide, and the sons have no opinion."
King Qi was well-behaved and obedient, there was no joy or surprise on his face, thinking that he had already received the news, Gu Qingyi couldn't tell whether he liked Shao Huiwan or notβthe Xiongnu princess he liked at the beginning was beyond words, but now he seems restrained and restrained.
Emperor Zhaoming nodded thoughtfully, announced Yong Yi Hou from the banquet, and announced the will of marriage on the spot, Yong Yi Hou was surprised and delighted, and immediately bowed to thanks, which aroused a lot of envy and jealousy - Yong Yi Hou's favor is too prosperous, not to mention that the son married the county lord, and the two girls in the family were married into the palace, such a grace is also unique so far.
And Shao Yanjin, who was also at the banquet, did not infect his father's joy, but looked at Gu Qingyi who was sitting alone with heavy eyes, not knowing what he was thinking.