Chapter 72: Enter the palace to attend the annual banquet
"Why not?"
Feng Mingzhen suddenly stepped forward a few steps, and in an instant, the fragrance of orchids on his body spread in the small bed tent, and the cold hair fell from the back of his shoulders, scratching Mu Lingkong's fingertips, she looked down with his bending movements, and the little wolf cub was biting her fingers vigorously to play.
The little sharp teeth were not powerful, Mu Lingkong just felt itchy, and he didn't take it seriously, but Feng Mingzhen pinched the little wolf cub's neck with a serious face, lifted it again, and threw it directly into the basket this time.
The little wolf cub's chubby body turned around in the basket a few times before stopping, and only after being stunned did he raise his wet black eyes and look at it, just in time to meet Feng Mingzhen's cold eyes.
It was very aware of the current affairs this time, and after a whimper, it obediently squatted in the basket and stopped tossing.
Mu Lingkong watched his series of movements, scratched his fingertips on the brocade quilt, and looked down at the quilt pattern, "How do you want to help me?" ”
Feng Mingzhen had already walked to the edge of the bed, but instead sat down on the edge of the bed with a calm face, and said with a straight face, "Meng Huai'an is very careful in his work, or I have contacted a minister who took the blame for him before he told me before he died, Meng Huai'an likes to keep evidence when he does things, and he keeps his correspondence or accounts in a hidden place. To tell you the truth, I started to find these evidences and use them to blackmail Meng Huai'an for my use, so I sent several waves of people in a row, almost turning the Prime Minister's Mansion upside down, but nothing was found, the Prime Minister's Mansion was more and more vigilant, and the last time was when I went to the underground secret room of Zijin Pavilion with you in the name of the wedding, that is, I suspected that the thing was there, but unfortunately there was no chance until Zijin Pavilion was burned by a fire. ”
"You want to find what he's hiding?"
Feng Mingzhen shook his head, "No, what I'm saying is, dog eats dog!" He raised his eyes, and a slight smile overflowed from the corners of his eyes, "Meng Huai'an has always maintained a secretive attitude towards King Chang's overtures, but recently he has suddenly become close to each other, but my fourth brother is not necessarily a good person, if he knows that Meng Huai'an is not wholeheartedly surrendered, but still keeps a hand, what will he do!?" ”
Mu Lingkong vaguely understood his thoughts, so he nodded, yawned and lay down on the bed, "I know, you can do it yourself, I'll sleep first." ”
Feng Mingzhen's eyes widened, looking at Mu Lingkong's upside down and pulling up the quilt and really preparing to sleep, he couldn't help but push her, "My current considerations are all for you, why don't you say something?" ”
Mu Lingkong waved his hand, "No one begs you, I can do it myself!" ”
"You ......" Feng Ming was really angry, and he was angry for a long time before he said angrily, "You are just relying on me ......"
What are you relying on me? He left without finishing speaking, but Mu Lingkong lay on the bed and thought for a long time.
*
In the morning, Mu Lingkong pushed open the window, and as soon as she raised her eyes to look over, she saw a red lantern hanging under the eaves of the porch in the house, and she was in a trance for a while.
Qingli passed by the window, saw that she was awake, raised the red lantern in her hand, and said with a smile, "Miss, it's almost the New Year, and the house is hanging lanterns, jubilant!" ”
Mu Lingkong looked at the lantern in her hand for a long time before he smiled, "Yes, it's almost the New Year!" "She has also been in the Prime Minister's Mansion for more than half a year.
Thinking of the letter from Beishuo yesterday, her heart sank again.
The poison fairy had arrived at the Northern Immortal Palace and asked her father smoothly.
The poison that made so many imperial doctors helpless was also diagnosed and cured by him, and it was a poison from the secret of the Nanyue Palace-Hongli.
It is said that this medicine is sweet and fragrant, not like poison, but like honey, and has always been used to deal with concubines who make mistakes in the palace.
After being poisoned, he suffered from abdominal cramping within a month, vomiting blood and died, and there was no antidote.
And the Northern Hell Palace gathered the power of the whole Tai Hospital, and grinded a colorful bead to feed, so that it could suppress this poison for six years.
The letter written by the poison fairy said that he was fortunate to have seen this poison in his early years, and the medicinal materials he needed were very rare, and they were only available in the Nanyue Palace.
She stood by the window, distraught for a moment, and couldn't help but knock on the window.
Messy thoughts flashed in his head, why did Meng Huai'an have the poison in the palace, and did he still collude with anyone in the palace? And how on earth was she supposed to enter the palace to get this antidote?
Qingli came back after hanging the lantern, and saw that Mu Lingkong was still standing by the window, and was a little puzzled, "Miss, isn't it cold for you to stand by the window?" ”
Mu Lingkong suddenly came back to her senses, only to find that she had been standing by the window for too long, and her hands were a little frozen, she quickly rubbed her hands, walked to the charcoal basin indoors, and then raised her voice to call Qingli in.
"Qingli, what's interesting and fun about the New Year?"
Qingli tilted her head and thought for a while, "Do New Year's goods, paste couplets, it seems that that's all!" ”
"What's going on at the palace?" She gets straight to the point.
"The Imperial Palace? Every year, His Majesty will feast the ministers, and all the wives and ladies of the official family will enter the palace to participate in the banquet together. ”
Mu Lingkong breathed a sigh of relief in her heart, and she said, according to Emperor Nanyue's temperament of loving to hold banquets so much, how could he not hold a banquet when the Chinese New Year was approaching.
As long as she has a banquet and enters the palace, she will have a chance.
Sure enough, it didn't take long for the emperor to hold a New Year's banquet to be issued, and officials above the fourth rank entered the palace with their families.
The embroidery lady in the house got busy early and worked, tailoring and choosing jewelry.
And on the day of entering the palace, because it was almost the New Year, and it was to participate in the royal banquet, everyone in the palace wore gold and silver, and the luxury was extraordinary.
Mu Lingkong also rarely wore a treasure-inlaid double-layer butterfly flower gilt hairpin, and wore a pleated phoenix tail skirt with water sleeves on the floor, so dressed up in such a grand manner, it did not look too exaggerated and rich, but was extravagant and compelling, as if she was born like this.
Meng Ruyue saw her outfit and stayed for a long time before smacking her lips, "My good girl, I've never seen you dressed up like this, and when I look at you like this today, I'm afraid that the emperor's princess will be compared to you!" ”
The eldest lady was standing by the carriage waiting for Meng Huai'an, and when she heard this, she glanced at the two of them lightly, and said softly, "Yue'er, be careful!" ”
Meng Ruyue reacted at this time, and hurriedly covered her mouth, after all, the emperor's princess is the noble place in the world, and it is not a good thing to be compared to the daughter of a courtier if this kind of thing is heard by someone with a heart.
Fortunately, there was no one else around except the henchmen, Meng Ruyue pulled the air into the air, and the two took the lead in the carriage.
This is the second time Mu Lingkong has entered the Nanyue Palace. Compared with the first simple visit without distractions, she entered the palace this time for a purpose, so she tensed her nerves from the beginning of entering the palace and observed everywhere.
In fact, the quickest way was for her to directly ask Feng Mingzhen where the Thousand Vine Grass was, and she was sure that Feng Mingzhen would tell her, but what about after telling her? How was she going to face his next question?
She slowly took a sip of the tea in front of her, put down the cup and touched Meng Ruyue next to her, "It's a little stuffy in the hall, I'll go out for a walk!" ”
Meng Ruyue didn't doubt him, and nodded, "Come back early, don't run far!" ”