The news that the emperor disposed of the five princes on the night of heavy rain made the atmosphere above the court more and more complicated, the prince was grounded, the third prince and the fourth prince hibernate and did not dare to make a sound, the fifth prince was moved to Xianyang Palace, which is almost equivalent to being beaten into the cold palace, the sixth prince and the subsequent prince are too young to become the climate at all, so that the second prince can be counted.

After thinking about this, many officials secretly threw olive branches to the second prince, but to everyone's surprise, the second prince ignored the attachment of any officials and only stayed quietly in his house all day long.

Just when everyone expressed their incomprehension, the incident of corruption in Jiangnan Yanzheng was hastily concluded, and 21 officials, large and small, including the governor of Jiangnan, were disposed of together, and the heavy punishment was beheaded for public display, the second was exiled for 3,000 li, and the light one was also beaten half-crippled by the cane. Baili Qingcang immediately issued an edict:

However, if there is real evidence for the corruption of officials, the people can jointly write a report to the public, and all localities have set up departments to report directly, and once the people jointly submit a letter, they must report the matter to Kyoto as soon as possible, and if it is verified that someone has concealed it and failed to report it, it will be immediately decided. After reporting, if the content of the report is verified to be true, heavy rewards will be given, and if the content of the report is untrue, it will be dealt with with with the court rod and exile.

This move was launched and the people applauded. For a time, there was a situation of political clarity in the court.

Chu Junyi held the tea cup and looked at Shen Ninghua, who was dressed in plain clothes, with a smile on his lips: "Ninghua, the emperor quickly dealt with the matter of Jiangnan Yanzheng, I'm afraid the prince's grounding will also be lifted." ”

Shen Ninghua nodded: "Well, I originally wanted to suppress the prince to fight back against the queen, but I didn't expect the effect to be greatly reduced." ”

"Although it didn't meet our expectations, but it's about the same, the prince favored the side concubine, and connived at her in the backyard to use the furniture made by the side concubine's mother's house, which affected the prince's heirs, although the emperor did not deal with it openly, but secretly let people drug the side concubine, and the position of the side concubine will be changed in two days, and, after this move, the queen's eyeliner in the Internal Affairs Department was cleaned up again, and she completely lost control of the Internal Affairs Division, which can be regarded as a good effect."

Shen Ninghua smiled and nodded: "Yes, it's always bad to be too eager for quick success." ”

"Well, and we still have a surprise, don't we? Now that a large number of officials in Jiangnan have been dismissed, there are just a lot of people who can make up for them. "There's a lot of room to work in here.

While the two were talking, Hongling walked in quickly: "Miss, there is news in the palace that the crown prince's grounding has been lifted, and the emperor has also asked him to be responsible for receiving the envoys of the Great Yue Kingdom." ”

"I see."

Shen Ninghua and Chu Junyi glanced at each other and smiled at each other. This was expected, but even if the rift was repaired after it existed, it would not be able to return to its original integrity.

Ten days later, Bu Jinglan arrived in Kyoto with a large number of envoys. The prince personally led people to greet him, and his attitude was gentle and measured, which restored his image a lot.

Although Bu Jinglan said that he came to worship the Xiao family, in the final analysis, his identity is the prince, and the welcome banquet that should be there is indispensable.

Seeing Bu Jinglan again, Shen Ninghua only felt that the hairs on his body exploded little by little. Compared to the last time I saw him, the person in front of him was extremely cold, he had a shallow smile on his lips all the time, and a pair of narrow eyes looked tender like water, but if you looked closely, you would find that there was a creepy cruelty and gore.

Shen Ninghua was extremely sensitive to the breath of people, and couldn't help frowning the moment Bu Jinglan fell his eyes on her.

The queen was angered by Baili Qingcang because of the prince's affairs, and although they appeared at the banquet together, they kept smiling silently on the side, without the slightest intention of speaking.

Baili Qingcang's attitude was much colder than last time, and he had been allowing the prince to use his skills to entertain.

Baili Jinyi carefully pondered the wording, for fear that Baili Qingcang would be unhappy if he said the wrong thing again: "Welcome to the arrival of the six princes of the Great Yue Kingdom and the envoys, the palace will drink a cup first, and wash the dust for you." ”

Bu Jinglan held the wine glass and turned it slightly, the jade cup of jasper was crystal clear, and it continued to rotate at his fingertips: "Thank you, Your Royal Highness the Prince." ”

After drinking a glass of wine, Bu turned his head to look at Shen Ninghua: "When I was in Da Yue Kingdom, I heard the news of Princess Zhaohua's wedding, but unfortunately because of the long distance, I only had time to send a congratulatory gift, and I didn't come to congratulate me in person, how about taking this opportunity to give the princess a glass?" ”

Shen Ninghua's face was cold, and her beautiful eyes did not smile: "Thank you, Your Royal Highness the Sixth Prince, but I am now pregnant, and it is inconvenient to drink, so I will replace it with tea." After speaking, he didn't wait for a step to agree, picked up the teacup and gently touched his lips.

Bu Jinglan smiled in a low voice, and his cold gaze swept towards Shen Ninghua's abdomen, with a strong interest in his eyes: "Pregnant? That should be congratulated. ”

Chu Junyi's eyes flashed with coldness, and he picked up his wine glass and looked at Bu Jinglan: "Some time ago it was the birthday of His Royal Highness the Sixth Prince, and I was supposed to send a congratulatory gift, but I heard that there was an epidemic in Dayue Kingdom, so I couldn't go, it's a pity, I'm here to give His Royal Highness the Sixth Prince a glass as a congratulations." ”

The number of people who died of the epidemic reached tens of thousands, and the cattle and sheep on the grassland died countless, because it should be a sad moment for the whole country, but someone reported that the six princes drank and set up a banquet in the house, and the emperor of the Great Yue Kingdom was furious for this, and called the step into the palace to reprimand, and the birthday was naturally in the soup.

This matter can be said to be a sore foot, and it is natural to take it out and step on it at this time.

The expression on Bu Jinglan's face did not change, and he raised the wine glass and drank it all: "Thank you, Lord Chu, Your Highness has come this time, but I have brought a lot of medicinal materials and supplements, the most precious of which is the iceberg snow lotus, which is extremely nourishing after pregnant women take it, so I will give it to Princess Zhaohua." ”

Shen Ninghua excused herself: "Iceberg Snow Lotus is such a precious medicinal material, this princess doesn't dare to accept it, and I understand the kindness of the six princes." ”

"Huh? How's that going to work? Come on, take out the iceberg snow lotus and present it to the princess. ”

Baili Qingcang's expression couldn't see joy and anger, but Zhao Huiying's face sank, the iceberg snow lotus has not been encountered for a hundred years, I heard that it has the effect of rejuvenating the face after taking it, and it can restore people's skin to the appearance of eighteen years. Such a good medicinal material, Bu Jinglan actually wanted to dedicate it to Shen Ninghua, what was he implying here? said that Shen Ninghua was nobler than all the ladies present?

The two handmaidens were dressed in long white dresses with corseted breasts, white satin and lotus-shaped flowers tied up in white gauze at the neckline, and the other two looked fresh and elegant.

The two of them held a two-foot square white jade box, walked in front of Shen Ninghua with light steps, and slowly knelt on the ground, their snow-white skirts spread on the ground, as pure and white as a lotus.

Many officials who watched this scene were dumbfounded, the beauty was independent and her clothes were fluttering, not to mention that this heart-warming beauty was holding a precious treasure in her hands, which was even more exciting.

The lid of the jade box was opened, and a burst of white cold air was the first to diffuse, and when the smoke subsided little by little, the people beside Shen Ninghua could see the contents of the jade box clearly.

"Oh my God, this is the Iceberg Snow Lotus?"

"No, this is not an ordinary iceberg snow lotus, this is a lotus flower!"

The iceberg snow lotus is already hard to find, and the iceberg snow lotus is already a rare treasure.

The smile on Bu Jinglan's face was careless, and his eyes that stared at Shen Ninghua tightly were filled with deep evil, as if he was holding a demon who had practiced black to the point of depravity: "Her Royal Highness Princess Zhaohua, a small gift is not a tribute, please accept it." ”

Shen Ninghua had a faint smile on the corner of her lips, and her eyes were flat when she looked at the jade box, as if she was looking at an extremely ordinary object: "What does His Royal Highness the Sixth Prince mean?" ”

"There is no other meaning to give the princess a gift."

Shen Ninghua sneered: "Ming people don't say secret words, His Royal Highness the Sixth Prince will be meaningless when he says this." ”

Bu raised his eyes suddenly, and his eyes flashed with a smile: "Haha, it really deserves to be Princess Zhaohua, but it was discovered, it's boring, it's really boring." ”

Everyone didn't know what kind of dumb riddle these two people were playing, and why they didn't understand a word.

Bu Jinglan smiled slightly, got up and walked in front of the two women, took out a gilded bone fan from his waist, pressed it against the jade box containing the snow lotus, and pushed the box onto the table in front of Shen Ninghua, only to hear a slight clicking sound, and then the entire table was covered with a layer of blue ice crystals.

"Ah, the table is frozen."

"Oh my God, if you touch this with your hands, I'm afraid it will freeze into an ice sculpture."

"His Royal Highness the Sixth Prince, what are your intentions?"

Bu Jinglan looked up at the official who commanded and accused him: "Why is this lord so excited, the iceberg snow lotus is extremely fragile, after picking, it must be held in a box made of Xuanbing cold jade, this cold jade is extraordinarily cold, this is an unavoidable characteristic, what's so strange, and how does it involve the word heart?" ”

If you don't have knowledge, do you blame others for not reminding you?

Such unkind words made the face of the official who had just spoken out suddenly turn red, and he sat on his seat angrily and gritted his teeth.

Bu Jinglan turned his head to look at Shen Ninghua, and his eyes were full of excitement: "Princess Zhaohua, this snow lotus can only exert enough effect if it is placed with you, so you can accept it." ”

Shen Ninghua looked at Bu Jinglan calmly, and smiled violently for a while: "Since your country has taken out all the most precious things and sent them to Da'anguo, there is naturally no reason not to accept them." I accepted this gift on behalf of my father. ”

As she spoke, she reached for the box. This action caused people around to exclaim:

"Don't move, princess, you'll be frozen."

"Oh my God......"

Shen Ninghua didn't pay any attention to the shouts around her, just the moment her fingers touched the box. Chu Junyi stepped forward to stop her.

"Ning Hua, you are pregnant, it is not appropriate to carry heavy objects, just let me come." After speaking, he reached out and picked up the box.

"Ahh