Chapter 148: After the Banquet
Gu Qingyi slept until the afternoon, and was finally woken up by hunger in her belly, she was weak and weak, and there was no trace of King Qin in the dormitory, but a palace maid heard the movement of the inner hall and walked in, and before she could ask, she reported to her home, "Princess Niangniang, the royal room has sent a meal, do you want to eat something?" ”
"Where's the prince?"
"The prince got up this morning and went to Honglu Temple, and asked the slaves and maids to come to Jingtai Palace to serve the princess." The palace maid seemed to see Gu Qingyi's suspicions, and continued, "Don't worry, the princess has already told Your Majesty, you can continue to rest in Jingtai Palace and wait until the afternoon to return to the palace with the prince." ”
It stands to reason that the adult prince Jianfu can't continue to stay in the palace, and King Qin took Gu Qingyi to stay in Jingtai Palace last night, and he already broke the rules, and I don't know if it will be true. But Gu Qingyi couldn't take care of it so much, and since she had already crossed the bright road, she generously asked the palace maid to wait for her to get up.
She was just wearing a simple middle coat, and a little cranberries could be clearly seen on her bare skin, and the palace maid dressed her as if she were ignorant, and also cleaned up the messy bed, which made Gu Qingyi's face flush, and she didn't even dare to raise her eyes.
It's really too Meng Lang.
The memories of last night gradually came back, Gu Qingyi's face was blue and pale, and she couldn't wait to go back in time, and she would never have to encounter a scene that made people feel ashamed and indignant.
"Princess, but the meal is not to your liking?"
Seeing that she was sitting at the dining table and didn't move, the palace maid asked with concern. Gu Qingyi came back to her senses and found that they were all her favorite meals, the rich aroma came to her nose, and hunger hit again, she didn't care about the bad experience last night, and hurriedly started eating.
The palace maid saw that she was using it well, so she reminded on the side, "These dishes are specially instructed by King Qin to let the slave maid prepare them for you this morning." ”
Gu Qingyi paused slightly, no wonder Yu Shangfang knew her taste, it turned out to be the credit of King Qin. Thinking of the scene of the rockery last night, she was in a complicated mood for a while, and gradually lost her appetite, put down the dishes and chopsticks to rinse her mouth, and asked, "When will the banquet last night end?" ”
The palace maid saw that she was not in high spirits, and keenly realized that she had said the wrong thing, her expression was awe-inspiring, and she didn't dare to talk nonsense anymore, so she replied honestly, "The banquet lasted until midnight, and the prince went back before the banquet and asked His Majesty to stay in the palace. ”
It turned out that King Qin went back to the banquet last night, and she had already fallen asleep at that time, and she didn't know the movements of the people around her at all. It's just that she felt that King Qin didn't just go to ask for an edict, so she asked more, "What happened at the banquet?" ”
The palace maid looked at her hesitantly.
Gu Qingyi raised her eyebrows, "But it's okay to say it." ”
"It was originally a pickled matter, and the slave didn't dare to say it to scare the princess." Seeing Gu Qingyi's insistence, the palace maid no longer concealed it, and said, "There is a banquet maid who fell into the lake and died. But according to the palace people passing by, it was the prince who tried to mistreat him after he was drunk, and the palace maid did not comply, so he jumped into the lake to protect his innocence. ”
She looked sad, obviously mourning for herself.
Gu Qingyi's heart skipped a beat, and she asked, "What does the palace maid look like?" ”
The palace maid glanced at Gu Qingyi and hesitated, "Princess Niangniang, that palace maid is your palace maid for the banquet last night." ”
And so it was.
If it weren't for the fact that some palace people saw that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was plotting against the palace maid at the banquet, she would almost think that the prince had killed people and killed him, but in the current situation, it may be the handiwork of King Qin. If not, why would there be palace people who saw this scene and spread it to everyone.
Not long after, the news of the previous dynasty came that the crown prince was angrily reprimanded by His Majesty for political negligence, and ordered him to think about it behind closed doors, and Gu Qingyi was sure that it was King Qin who began to take revenge. After going through so many things, the prince's gentle and generous face gradually blurred, and she began to doubt her initial cognition, as her former husband, His Royal Highness the crown prince may not be as beautiful as she thought.
Thinking of the death of her previous life, Gu Qingyi's heart was once again stained with a haze.
The time in a daze passed in a flash, and the voice of asking for peace sounded outside, it was King Qin's resignation. Gu Qingyi walked out of the dormitory, not only saw King Qin in court clothes, but also saw Hu Yanhua who followed closely behind.
As soon as Hu Yanhua saw her, he showed a fake smile, "Princess Qin, excuse me, I heard that the Mid-Autumn Festival Night Market in Da Zhou is very lively and prosperous, and Princess Ben wants to go shopping, so she begged King Qin to take me to see it, Princess Qin won't mind, right?" ”
King Qin has brought her over, can she still say that she minds?
"Our prince is valued by His Majesty, the main director of Honglu Temple, it is my duty to entertain foreign guests to envoys, I am just a woman in the back house, so naturally I will not interfere in the prince's political affairs."
When Hu Yanhua heard this, he raised his head proudly, looked at King Qin and said, "King Qin, look, I'll just say that Princess Qin won't mind, and you can't refuse me now." ”
Gu Qingyi looked at King Qin in surprise, saw that his eyes were heavy, and ignored Hu Yanhua's words, turned around and left. Hu Yanhua's eyes wandered back and forth, and he glanced at Gu Qingyi with a smile, "It seems that the relationship between you and King Qin is not as good as rumored." Gu Qingyi, you have to be careful. ”
She looked defiant, her eyes full of confidence and arrogance, and then trotted to catch up with King Qin. Gu Qingyi didn't take Hu Yanhua's provocation to heart, and walked slowly behind, and then found that King Qin's steps were getting slower and slower, until finally, parallel to her.
Hu Yanhua's eyes were almost bursting with fireworks, and he said in a strange tone, "Later, I will go to the night market with King Qin, and Princess Qin will go along?" ”
"No, you can go." Gu Qingyi's hands covered her lower abdomen and said, "There are too many people in the night market, and my body is inconvenient, so I still don't want to join in the fun." ”
King Qin frowned and looked at her, and finally spoke, "This king promised to take you to the night market today." ”
"Ah, it turns out that King Qin and Princess Qin have an appointment tonight? It turned out that I was bothered. Before Gu Qingyi could react, Hu Yanhua pretended to be surprised and answered, "Why should Princess Qin worry, when the time comes, there will be her own guards to open the way, and she will never collide with you." When there are many people, it will be lively, so Princess Qin should enter the friendship of the landlord and go with us. ”
At this point, if Gu Qingyi refused again, it would be unruly, so she had to respond, "It's good that the princess doesn't dislike me for being cumbersome." ”
"How can you dislike it, Princess Qin is too worried." Hu Yanhua showed a bright smile, and a strange light flashed in his eyes.
There was already a carriage waiting for King Qin's mansion at the gate of the palace, Gu Qingyi got into the carriage, and Hu Yanhua didn't see the other place to follow, "Princess Qin, don't you mind if I sit up?" ”
The shamelessness of this Xiongnu princess refreshed Gu Qingyi's understanding of women, and she heard that the Huns did not follow etiquette, but now that she sees it, she really lives up to her name.
King Qin was riding a horse in front of the carriage, Hu Yanhua did not shy away from lifting the curtain to look at his straight back, her eyes were full of fascination, she looked back at Gu Qingyi, saw that she was closing her eyes and recuperating, and asked with a little inquiry, "King Qin is the most heroic Baturu, why don't you like it?" ”
"The princess said with a smile, the prince is the husband of the concubine, how can he not like it?" Gu Qingyi opened her eyes, her dark eyes flashed with a faint light, as if she could see the bottom of people's hearts, "We Central Plains people are emotionally introverted, and it is normal for the princess to not see through it." Here, I would like to advise the princess, no matter how hard you try, the prince will not accept you. ”
Hu Yanhua's face suddenly changed, "You're lying!" You are not the King of Qin, how do you know that he will not accept me? I see that you are jealous, seeing that I am young and beautiful, and my status is noble, I am afraid that I will snatch the King of Qin before I hit me! ”
Compared with Hu Yanhua's thunderous jump, Gu Qingyi was the opposite of calm and calm, she said slowly, "Just because you are the princess of the Huns, the prince will not marry you." ”
This was the guess she had come up with after a little thought after asking Queen Qin at the banquet last night. The King of Qin was not willing to be a do-nothing prince, just because of his noble status as the son of a noble concubine, he worked tirelessly to join the army to fight. As the main general of the Northern Expedition against the Huns, if he accepts the Xiongnu princess, what should he do if the two countries go to war again in the future? Not only can they no longer go to the battlefield, but they are afraid that they will also be charged with collaborating with the enemy and betraying the country.
Regardless of whether Hu Yanhua was the Hua'er that King Qin had in mind, it was absolutely impossible for the two of them.
After getting this guess, Gu Qingyi was both happy and sad, but she had to admit that she got a great sense of security from it, after all, her status and rights as Princess Qin were still strong.
Hu Yanhua was stunned after hearing Gu Qingyi's meaningful words, many emotions flashed on his face, and finally turned into lost soul and disbelief, and kept muttering, "No, how can it be......"
Gu Qingyi naturally wouldn't comfort a woman who was peeping at her husband, she continued to close her eyes as if she hadn't heard it, and didn't open her eyes again until she finally heard the noisy noise, and Hu Yanhua next to her had already recovered from the blow, her delicate face was as calm as water, and her eyes were as bright as amber, like depressed madness, which made people palpitate.
Isn't this person crazy because he can't stand the stimulation?
However, Hu Yanhua was very normal, and even smiled at her, as if the unpleasant conversation had never happened, and he was overly enthusiastic, "Princess Qin hasn't had dinner yet, I heard that the Wuwei Building in the capital is the most famous, I have a treat today, it should be the reward for you and King Qin to entertain me, what does Princess Qin think?" ”
Gu Qingyi frowned and looked at her, but she couldn't see what she had in mind at all, so she had to be secretly vigilant, and said polite words, "The princess is a guest, where is there a reason to make the princess break the bank, dinner should be invited by us." ”
Hu Yanhua did not refuse, but responded with kindness, "Then I might as well be respectful." ”
This look is even more weird.
It's just that this time King Qin has already stretched out his hand to her, Gu Qingyi didn't think much about it, and got out of the carriage with his men, and Hu Yanhua also jumped down, and the group of three, plus the guards of King Qin's mansion, finally set foot in the most lively and prosperous West Market in the capital.